The US armed forces struck nine targets yesterday, linked to Iran-backed groups in Syria, in response to attacks on US troops in the country, the Pentagon announced, as quoted by AFP and BTA.
„These strikes will reduce the ability of Iran-backed groups to plan and carry out attacks against US and coalition forces,” the Pentagon said, referring to the international coalition against the jihadist group “Islamic State” (IS) stationed in Syria.
The Pentagon did not specify which groups were targeted or report any casualties.
According to the Syrian Center for Human Rights, however, four members of groups linked to Iran were killed in the strikes.
The US has deployed about 2,500 troops to Iraq and 900 to Syria as part of an international coalition formed in 2014 to fight IS jihadists, who had taken control of large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq before being defeated. in 2019
Jihadist cells, however, remain active, especially in rural and remote areas outside major cities, according to AFP.