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U.S. Air Force Destroys Threatening Weapon Systems in Syria

(U.S. Defense Department) Matthew Olay - U.S. Central Command on Tuesday successfully engaged and destroyed several weapon systems that posed a threat to U.S. and coalition forces in Syria. The weapons destroyed - which included three truck-mounted multiple rocket launchers, a T-64 tank and multiple mortars - presented a "clear and imminent threat" to U.S. and coalition forces in the vicinity of eastern Syria's Mission Support Site Euphrates. "The self-defense strike occurred after the mobile multiple rocket launchers fired rockets that landed in the vicinity of MSS Euphrates, and mortars were fired toward U.S. forces," said Pentagon Press Secretary Maj.-Gen. Pat Ryder. Iranian-backed militia groups have attacked MSS Euphrates in the past. Ryder said the U.S. strikes "were not linked to any broader activities in northwest Syria by other groups."
2024-12-05 00:00:00
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