US Conducts Third Round of Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Groups in Syria
At Least Eight Pro-Iran Fighters Killed; US Warns Against Escalation of Conflict
- US military conducted airstrikes against two facilities in Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its proxies in response to continued attacks against US forces in the region.
- The strikes targeted a training facility near the city of Abu Kamal and a safe house near the city of Mayadeen.
- These are the third set of strikes in Syria in as many weeks, with the US blaming the attacks on groups backed by Iran.
- At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in the strikes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
- The US has warned Iran and its proxies against escalating fighting in the region.
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