US strikes Iranian-aligned groups in Syria
U.S. forces have conducted strikes in Syria against Iranian-aligned militia groups for a second day in a row in response to further attacks on U.S. personnel, U.S. Central Command said late Tuesday.
In the latest retaliatory strikes, U.S. forces hit a weapons storage and logistics facility after militia groups launched a rocket attack on U.S. personnel at Patrol Base Shaddadi in eastern Syria.
Earlier Tuesday, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said that over the weekend the militias had also targeted U.S. personnel with a drone attack and indirect fire at another base, Green Village, where U.S. troops are operating — which prompted the U.S. to strike nine militia targets on Monday in self-defense.
There are about 900 U.S. troops deployed in Syria. No U.S. troops were wounded in either attack.
Source: Associated Press
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