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March 27, 2023       Share:    

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-air-strikes-syria-after-deadly-attack-2023-03-24/

U.S. Hits Iran-Linked Targets in Syria after Drone Strike Kills American Contractor, Wounds 5 Soldiers

(Reuters) The U.S. carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday against Iran-aligned groups blamed for a drone attack that killed an American contractor, wounded another, and hurt five U.S. troops at a base near Hasakah in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. U.S. intelligence assessed that the attack drone was Iranian in origin. U.S. troops have come under attack by Iranian-backed groups 78 times since the beginning of 2021, Army Gen. Erik Kurilla told the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday. "The Iranian regime now holds the largest and most capable unmanned aerial vehicle force in the region," he said.

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