The U.S. launched airstrikes on targets believed to be connected to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, the Pentagon said, in retaliation after a suspected Iranian drone strike killed a U.S. contractor.
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesU.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon last week.The U.S. is retaliating after a drone strike killed a U.S. contractor, injured five American service members and wounded one other contractor in Syria, Defense Department said on Thursday.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.
In response, the U.S. Central Command conducted"precision airstrikes" on targets it believed were connected with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said. "As President Biden has made clear, we will take all necessary measures to defend our people and will always respond at a time and place of our choosing," Austin said."No group will strike our troops with impunity."
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