American airstrikes killed a total of 19 fighters in eastern Syria this week.
The two-day exchange was one of the deadliest between American and Iran-aligned forces in years. Iranian proxies have carried outagainst US troops in the Middle East since the beginning of 2021, when President Joe Biden took office.
“The United States does not — does not, I emphasize — seek conflict with Iran,” Biden said Friday during a press conference in Ottawa as he made a state visit to Canada. “But be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people.”A March 8 drone strike targeting Iran-backed militiamen wrecked a building in Deir el-Zour, Syria.US Army Gen. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made an unannounced visit to troops in northeast Syria on March 4.
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