Pentagon says casualties likely in US strikes on Iraq, Syria

Footage of US strikes in the Deir Ezzor province of Syria on February 2, 2024. (Screen capture/X)
Footage of US strikes in the Deir Ezzor province of Syria on February 2, 2024. (Screen capture/X)

The Pentagon says that there were likely casualties from the recent US strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria, but an assessment was still ongoing.

“It’s fair to conclude that there likely were casualties associated with these strikes,” Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder tells reporters. He adds that there had been two attacks against US troops in Syria since the Friday strikes, but there were no US injuries.

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