U.S. begins retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets in Syria, killing 13 in initial attack
STORY: U.S. begins retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets in Syria, killing 13 in initial attack
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:22
LOCATION: Damascus
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the targeted site (courtesy of Syrian State TV)
STORYLINE:
At least 13 pro-Iran fighters were killed in U.S. airstrikes that targeted strongholds of pro-Iran fighters in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Friday night just as the U.S. was readying retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets, a war monitor reported.
The airstrikes targeted the Haidariya region in the desert of the city of al-Mayadeen as well as the shrines of Ain Ali and Al-Shibli in the countryside of al-Mayadeen.
The strikes also targeted the al-Hizam area and the industrial neighborhood in the city of al-Bukamal near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Overall, the war jets destroyed 17 sites in Deir al-Zour in three rounds of airstrikes on al-Mayadeen and
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