Iranian drone attacked US base in Syria: one person died, several were injured

One contractor was killed and five soldiers and another contractor were injured when a drone believed to be linked to Iran attacked a US military base in northeast Syria late on March 23, the Pentagon said in a statement. Writes about it USA Today.

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The Pentagon said it responded to the attack by launching retaliatory airstrikes against facilities used by groups linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

"As the president made clear USA Joe Biden, we will take all necessary measures to protect our people and will always respond anytime and anywhere we choose. No group will strike with impunity against our troops, ”said Lloyd Austin, head of the US Department of Defense. He said the airstrikes were in response to the March 23 attack, as well as a series of recent attacks against coalition forces in Syria.

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There was no reaction from the Iranian government.

In a statement, Austin said two injured US service members were treated at the base where the attack took place. Three other soldiers and a contractor were evacuated for medical reasons to medical facilities in neighboring Iraq.

There are about 900 U.S. troops in Syria and an unknown number of U.S. military contractors, whose presence is being maintained to put pressure on the remnants of Islamic State fighters and to try to limit Iran's influence in Syria. This is not the first time that President Joe Biden has authorized strikes against pro-Iranian militants in Syria.

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The US Congress is currently considering repealing bills in 1991 and 2002 that allowed the use of force against the Iraqi government during the Iraq War. This bill is known as AUMF. Some lawmakers want to repeal or update the separate 2001 AUMF that emerged from President George W. Bush's "global war on terrorism" and the war in Afghanistan. This authorization from 2001 was expanded to allow the US to strike militant groups in Syria, Pakistan, the Philippines and beyond.

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