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

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…

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

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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 …

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

(CNN) — The US conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected Iranian drone on Thursday struck a facility housing US personnel in the country, killing an American contractor and wounding five US service members. The contractor was an American citizen, a spokesman for US Central Command confirmed, and an additional US contractor was also wounded in the strike. An official familiar with th…

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.

US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker

A suspected Iranian drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said.