WASHINGTON – The Unites States (US) launched air strikes against an Iran-backed militia on the Iraq-Syria border.
Sunday’s strikes hit “operational and weapons storage facilities,” in response to drone attacks on US forces, the Pentagon said in a statement.
President Joe Biden “will act to protect US personnel,” it added.
The Pentagon did not provide any information on casualties. But a monitoring group said five militant fighters were killed.
According to the United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, several more militants were wounded in Syria “in an attack by US warplanes.”
This is the second round of air strikes Biden has authorized against Iran-backed militias since taking office in January.(BBC)
