BREAKING: The U.S. conducted an airstrike in Syria after a suspected Iranian drone attack killed a U.S. contractor.
A U.S. contractor was killed and six people — including five service members — were injured after an unmanned drone struck a maintenance facility in northeastern Syria, the Department of DefenseIn response, President Biden authorized precision airstrikes"in eastern Syria against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps ," said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in the statement.
"The airstrikes were conducted in response to today's attack as well as a series of recent attacks against Coalition forces in Syria by groups affiliated with the IRGC," Austin said."As President Biden has made clear, we will take all necessary measures to defend our people and will always respond at a time and place of our choosing. No group will strike our troops with impunity.
It was not immediately clear if the U.S. strikes resulted in any fatalities or injuries. The Pentagon said it took"deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize casualties." Iran-backed militia groups and Syrian forces control the area, which also has seen suspected airstrikes by Israel in recent months allegedly targeting Iranian supply routes.
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