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US begins launching strikes in Syria as response to deadly drone attack — reports
In this photo released by the US Air Force, a US Air Force F-22 Raptor arrives at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 12, 2022. (Tech Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick/U.S. Air Force via AP)
Days after a drone attack killed three American soldiers at a base in Jordan, the US has started launching retaliatory strikes in Syria, according to US media reports.
The Pentagon does not immediately comment on the reports from Fox and ABC news networks. Fox News cites an unidentified Defense Department official saying the strikes were launched from multiple platforms.
The US has blamed the drone attack on Iran-backed militias in Iraq.
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