Breaking: US strikes two 'Iran-linked' sites in Syria, Austin says
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"The strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against US staff"
WSHINGTON (AFP) – The US military struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.
"The precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17," he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the White House says it sent a message to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning against strikes on US troops amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
