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US strikes hit pro-Iran militia in Syria, Iraq

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Thomas Anderson | Hannah Hummel
February 3, 2024

The US launched overnight airstrikes on targets in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a recent drone attack on a base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers. Authorities said more than 85 targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and militias it supports were attacked.

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