14 Dead In US Strikes On Syria After Drone Kills American Contractor
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 24, 2023 | 10:45 PM
Fourteen fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that killed an American and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday
Beirut, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Mar, 2023 ) :Fourteen fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that killed an American and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.
A US contractor was killed, and another contractor and five US service personnel wounded, when a kamikaze drone struck a maintenance facility on a base of the US-led coalition near Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, the Pentagon said.
In response, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that, at President Joe Biden's direction, he had ordered "precision air strikes tonight in eastern Syria against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps".
"The air strikes were conducted in response to today's attack as well as a series of recent attacks against coalition forces in Syria by groups affiliated with the IRGC," Austin said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor with a wide network of sources on the ground, said 14 people had been killed by US strikes, including nine Syrians.
"US strikes targeted a weapons depot inside Deir Ezzor city, killing six fighters, and two other fighters were killed by strikes targeting the desert of Al-Mayadeen, and six others near Albu Kamal," said the Observatory's head Rami Abdel Rahman.
On Friday morning, groups stationed near the city of Al-Mayadeen fired three missiles near a US base, Abdel Rahman said.
Two missiles struck in Syria's largest oil field, Al-Omar, which houses the US base, without causing damage, while the third hit a civilian house nearby, he added.
Major John Moore, a spokesperson for the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), confirmed the attack to AFP.
"We can confirm there was a rocket attack on Green Village in Syria," he said, adding: "There were no casualties."The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a US ally that controls most of the northeast, said the strikes wounded two civilians.
Recent Stories
Punjab CM inaugurates Pakistan’s first Virtual Women Police Station
Dutch model Donny Roelvink embraces Islam
Experts raise concerns over introduction of 10-stick packs
Iranian president arrives in Karachi
Law Minister expresses Govt's resolve to address issue of missing persons
Rizwan’s batting order may be changed: Sources
Nawaz Sharif to visit Guangzhou exhibition in China
FM Dar not traveling to China: Foreign Office
PM takes notice of deliberate delay in tax cases
Iranian President visits Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum
Iranian President arrives in Lahore today
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 23 April 2024
More Stories From World
-
Ukraine moves to bring military-aged men home to fight
42 minutes ago -
Asia hit hardest by climate change, extreme weather: UN weather agency
51 minutes ago -
Muscles and masterpieces: Louvre offers Olympic sport sessions
51 minutes ago -
Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti leaving 16 dead
52 minutes ago -
UK Rwanda law sparks fear among migrants hoping to cross Channel
3 hours ago -
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods
3 hours ago
-
UK's Sunak announces raised defence spending, new Ukraine aid
3 hours ago -
Baby delivered from dying mother's womb in Gaza 'miracle'
4 hours ago -
Russia rejects US journalist Gershkovich's detention appeal
4 hours ago -
Prosecutors accuse Trump of 'willful' violations of gag order
5 hours ago -
French artist JR downsizes at Venice Biennale with Orient Express
6 hours ago -
Umrah & Ziarah Forum 2024: A gateway to enhance pilgrimage services in Holy land
6 hours ago