US carries out air strikes targeting ‘Iranian-backed’ militias in Syria

The United States launched airstrikes in #Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The #Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a #US service member and other coalition troops. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah tells us more.

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