Sunday’s airstrikes are the third time U.S. forces have bombed sites linked to Iran-backed militias in Syria over the past three weeks.
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The U.S. military airstrikes targeted sites used by Iran-affiliated groups in Syria on Sunday in what the Pentagon said was retaliation for continued attacks against U.S. forces in the region.Key Facts
The “precision strikes” targeted a training facility and a safe house near the cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced.
Sunday’s air strikes were the third time U.S. forces have attacked Iran-linked groups in Syria in the past three weeks.
