At least eight pro-Iranian fighters were killed in United States (US) strikes in eastern Syria, according to a Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Monday, November 13.
This comes after US aircraft on Sunday, November 12, struck a weapons storage facility and command and control center used by Iran-linked militants in Syria.
In a statement, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes targeted a training facility near the city of Albu Kamal and a safe house near the city of Mayadeen.
“The President has no higher priority than the safety of US personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests,” Austin added.
The US has launched a third strike since October 26 to counter drone and rocket attacks on American troops in Syria and Iraq, triggered by the Israel-Hamas war.
Since October 17, US and coalition forces stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 46 times.
