* An American contractor was killed by a suspected Iranian suicide drone
* Five US service members and another contractor were injured
* The Defense Department said intelligence ops determined the drone was Iranian
An American contractor has been killed and five service members were wounded when an Iranian suicide drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said.
In retaliation, President Biden ordered the U.S. Central Command forces to launch 'precision airstrikes' against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, killing 11 pro-Iran fighters.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the airstrikes against the IRGC, a wing of the Iranian military which is blacklisted as a terrorist group by the US, were carried out by F-15 fighter jets.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. Expect more strikes between US and pro-Syrian/Iranian forces in this part of the Middle East. This is not an end, but a beginning to a new phase in this long-running conflict.
US Carries Out Multiple Air Strikes In Syria After Deadly Attack On Coalition Base
Drone strike kills US contractor in Syria; US retaliates -- AP
Several pro-Iran fighters killed in US retaliatory strikes in Syria -- France 24
US strikes Iran-backed facilities in Syria after drone kills American -- Reuters
US bombs Syria targets after deadly drone attack -- BBC
US retaliates with airstrikes in Syria after Iranian drone strike kills US contractor -- FOX News
US conducts Syria airstrikes after drone kills US contractor -- DW
US carries out air strikes in Syria after deadly attack on coalition base -- ABC News Australia
US air strikes ‘kill 11’ in Syria after drone kills contractor -- Al Jazeeera
2 comments:
Remember that the plan to destroy Russia (draw it into an occupation and bleed it with 1000 cuts) is the same plan that that the Pentagon has for itself in Syria. Apparently with different assumed outcomes.
funny
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