U.S. Carries Out Third Round Of Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Groups In Syria

The U.S. military airstrikes targeted sites used by Iran-affiliated groups in Syria on Sunday in what the Pentagon said was retaliation for continued attacks against U.S. forces in the region. The “precision strikes” targeted a training facility and a safe house near the cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced. Sunday’s air strikes were the third time U.S. forces have attacked Iran-linked groups in Syria in the past three weeks. Citing a U.S. official, the Associated Press reported one...