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Biden authorizes airstrike in Syria after suspected Iranian-affiliated drone kills US contractor and wounds 5 US troops

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The U.S. military says a drone launched an attack in northeast Syria. The Pentagon says five American troops and a contractor were wounded. The strikes were in response to recent attacks by Iranian-backed groups, the Pentagon says. Activist groups say the strikes killed at least four people.

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US launches airstrikes in Syria after civilians killed in drone strike

It comes amid an increasingly violent and fiery tit-for-tat between US and Iranian forces in Syria (Picture: CBS) The US has launched an overnight airstrike against Syria after a suspected Iranian drone killed an American. A US contractor was killed and five US service members were injured yesterday when a self-destructing drone struck a maintenance facility on a base yesterday. US intelligence analysts said the drone was of ‘Iranian origin’, th…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Toronto Star

US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker

While it’s not the first time the U.S. and Iran have traded strikes in Syria, the attack and the U.S. response threaten to upend recent efforts to deescalate tensions across the wider Middle East.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Mercury news

After drone kills US contractor, US hits targets in Syria

While it’s not the first time the U.S. and Iran have traded strikes in Syria, the attack and the U.S. response threaten to upend recent efforts to deescalate tensions across the wider Middle …

1 year ago·San Jose, United States

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Toronto Sun

U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills U.S. worker

BEIRUT — A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans in northeast Syria, and U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the Pentagon said. Activists said the U.S. bombing killed at least four people.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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Boston Herald

US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker

By LOU KESTEN, BASSEM MROUE AND JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press) BEIRUT (AP) — A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans in northeast Syria, and U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the Pentagon said. Activists said the U.S. bombing killed at least four people. While it’s not the first time the U.S. and…

1 year ago·Boston, United States

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