US airstrikes in Syria kill eight pro-Iran fighters: Report

The United States (US) airstrikes in eastern Syria on Thursday killed eight pro-Iran fighters, a war monitor said Friday. The USreportedly launched airstrikes in Syria after a drone attack killed a U.S. contractor and injured five other U.S. service personnel.

Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, confirmed that eight people were killed in the US strike. He reportedly said, “US strikes targeted a weapons depot inside Deir Ezzor city, killing six pro-Iran fighters.” He further revealed that two other fighters were killed by airstrikes in the desert of Mayadine.

The US said that the coalition forces in Syria affiliated with the IRGC carried out a drone attack against a US-led coalition base in Syria, which killed the American contractor. Subsequently, the US retaliated to the attack by carrying out airstrikes against facilities in eastern Syria.

General Michael Kurilla, the commander of US Central Command, reportedly said, “We will always take all necessary measures to defend our people and will always respond at a time and place of our choosing.”

Lloyd Austin, United States Secretary of Defense, said, “As President Joe Biden has made clear, we will take all necessary measures to defend our people.”

According to Arab News, many US troops are in Syria as part of a coalition to fight against the Daesh group. The US troops support the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of ethnic militias and rebel groups. This part of Syria is mostly held by US-backed Kurdish-led groups. The northwest part of Syria is divided between land de facto controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

The Pentagon said that two US members were treated on-site, while three other US members were taken to medical facilities in Iraq.

In recent months, airstrikes have increased in Syria

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