US, Citing More Attacks on Forces, Conducts Further Strikes in Eastern Syria

After repeated attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria, further precision strikes against Iran-linked facilities in eastern Syria have been conducted.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 12, 2023. Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. forces have conducted more precision strikes on targets in eastern Syria in response to continued attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon stated on Nov. 12.

The Nov. 12 operations were against facilities used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-affiliated groups, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.