U.S. forces in Syria are coming under renewed pressure from Iran-backed militias, illustrating Washington’s challenges as it seeks to pull back from the Middle East while the influence of China and Russia grows in the region
U.S. forces in Syria are coming under renewed pressure from Iran-backed militias, illustrating Washington’s challenges as it seeks to pull back from the Middle East while of the influence of geopolitical rivals China and RussiaMilitants carried out two separate attacks on U.S.
forces in Syria between Thursday and Friday, including a suicide drone strike that killed an American contractor. The U.S. accused Iran of backing the attacks andearly Friday targeting Iran-backed forces in Syria, the U.S. military said. Hours later, militants fired 10 rockets at a second U.S. base, including one the military said missed by 3 miles and hit a house, injuring two women and two children.
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