Photo: Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERSSyria said US air strikes against Iranian-backed militias in the east of the country on Friday were a cowardly act and urged President Joe Biden not to follow "the law of the jungle". An Iraqi militia official close to Iran said the strikes killed one fighter and wounded four. "Syria condemns in the strongest terms the cowardly US attack on areas in Deir al-Zor near the Syrian-Iraqi border," the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Be careful," Biden told reporters in Texas when asked what message he was sending Iran with the strikes. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the air strikes in Syria were meant to send the message that Biden will act to protect Americans.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 27, 2021 04:22 UTC