![]() The activist group Deir Ezzor 24, which covers news in the province, said the American strikes killed four people and wounded a number of others, including Iraqis. F-15s struck three locations, all in the vicinity of Deir el-Zour. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.Īccording to a U.S. counter strikes were conducted by F-15 fighter jets flying out of al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Iranian-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.Īccording to a defense official, the U.S. Overnight, videos on social media purported to show explosions in Deir el-Zour, a strategic province that borders Iraq and contains oil fields. airstrikes hit targets in three towns in eastern Syria, activists said. ![]() has had forces in northeast Syria since 2015, when they deployed as part of the fight against the Islamic State group, and maintains some 900 troops there, working with Kurdish-led forces that control around a third of Syria. Iran relies on a network of proxy forces through the Mideast to counter the U.S. contractor.Īustin said the strikes were a response to the drone attack “as well as a series of recent attacks against coalition forces in Syria” by groups affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard. The wounded included five American service members and a U.S. The drone hit a coalition base in the northeast Syrian city of Hasaka. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the American intelligence community had determined the drone was of Iranian origin, but offered no other immediate evidence to support the claim.
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