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