PM:06:57:25/03/2023
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SULAIMANI — At least 19 militants were killed in US
airstrikes on military bases housing Iranian militias in eastern Syria, according
to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday.
The UK-based group said the US airstrikes came in
retaliation to attacks carried out by pro-Iranian groups on US military bases
in eastern Syria.
Five non-Syrians were among those killed in the attacks, the
rights observatory said, without specifying their nationalities.
Following the attacks, US President Joe Biden said his
forces will "act forcefully" to protect troops. However, he said
Washington is not seeking a conflict with Iran.
(NRT Digital Media/AA)