US Carries Out Another Round of Airstrikes in Eastern Syria
The Pentagon announced on Sunday night that it launched another round of airstrikes in eastern Syria, targeting facilities “used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-affiliated groups,” referring to the Shia militias that operate in the region.
The strikes mark the third known round of US airstrikes in eastern Syria since US troops in the region have come under a spate of attacks due to President Biden’s full-throated support of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza. The Pentagon said Saturday that US bases have been targeted 48 times since October 17, leaving 56 American troops injured.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the airstrikes launched on Sunday specifically targeted “a training facility and a safe house near the cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin,” which are both located in eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor province.
