of DefenseTwo US Air Force F-16 jets overnight Friday attacked a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage facility in eastern Syria that are used by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s proxy militias in the country. The attack was in retaliation for recent rocket and drone attacks against US forces in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement saying, “These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups. officer, who released a statement saying, “The US sent a message tonight. We will directly respond against Iran, and specifically, the IRGC, if they continue to attack our military positions and personnel in Iraq and Syria.”

Source: Ethiopian News October 27, 2023 14:22 UTC