A US contractor was killed and five US service members and one other US contractor were wounded when a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. 9News
In a statement released late on Thursday, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said US Central Command forces retaliated with "precision airstrikes" against facilities in eastern Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Overnight, videos on social media purported to show explosions in Syria's Deir Ez-Zor, a strategic province that borders Iraq and contains oil fields. In recent months, Russia has begun using Iranian drones in its attacks on sites across Ukraine as part of its war on Kyiv. Iran has denied being responsible for these attacks, though Western nations and experts have tied components in the drones back to Tehran.Russia has begun using Iranian drones in its attacks on sites across Ukraine as part of its war on Kyiv.
"We are postured for scalable options in the face of any additional Iranian attacks," Kurilla said in a statement. Qatar's state-run news agency reported a call between its foreign minister and Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser.
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