US air force strikes facilities of pro-Iranian militants near Syria-Iraq border ANI | Updated: Jun 28, 2021 06:46 IST
Washington DC [US], June 28 (ANI): US military aircraft have struck facilities of the Iranian-backed militants in the Syrian-Iraqi border region, the US Department of Defense said on Sunday (local time). At President Biden s direction, US military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region. The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq, the Pentagon said in a statement on late Sunday.