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US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day

A helicopter takes off from a US military base at an undisclosed location in eastern Syria in 2019 [File: Darko Bandic/AP Photo]

The United States military has again carried out air strikes in Syria targeting “Iranian-aligned targets” following a recent rocket attack against US forces at a base in Syria’s northeastern Hasakah province.

US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for US forces deployed in the Middle East, did not specify on Wednesday how many air strikes were conducted – or who the targets were – stating only that the Iranian-aligned “group’s weapons storage and logistics headquarters” were hit.

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