U.S. forces on Tuesday struck Iranian-aligned militia groups in Syria in retaliation for the fighters attacking American bases.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on the social platform X that it struck a weapons storage facility and that a battle damage assessment was underway to determine the impact of the strike.
“We will not tolerate attacks on our personnel and coalition partners,” said CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla in a statement. “We are committed to taking all necessary actions to ensure their protection.”
CENTCOM said it does not currently assess that any civilian casualties resulted from the strike.
Iranian-backed groups have attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria dozens of times since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023 as Tehran seeks to support its Palestinian militant ally in Gaza and take advantage of the chaos.
And the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen are also continuing to fire at merchant ships and battle the U.S. Navy in the Red Sea.
After the death of three American troops at a base in Jordan from an attack by an Iranian-backed group over the winter, the U.S. carried out deadly strikes on militia groups that largely eased up attacks in Syria and Iraq this year.
