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Syria Published March 24, 2023 10:41am EDT

US base in Syria attacked by Iranian

proxy forces after retaliatory
airstrikes
Iran proxy forces fires multiple rockets on US base in Northeast Syria following a series of retaliatory strikes ordered
by President Biden

By Liz Friden , Chris Pandolfo , Lawrence Richard | Fox News Print Email

U.S. launches counter-attack airstrike against Iranian-backed group

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Iran proxy forces launched about seven rockets targeting a U.S. base in Northeast Syria
today in retaliation to the U.S., a defense official confirms to Fox News.

In first assessments, there are no U.S. casualties and no damage to the base near the Al-
oil field.

The rocket attacks came after President Biden ordered a series of retaliatory strikes in
response to a suspected Iranian-made drone that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six
other Americans on Thursday. The U.S. strikes reportedly killed eight Iranians.

The Department of Defense said Thursday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
had crashed a UAV into a building near Hasakah in northeast Syria at approximately 1:38
p.m. local time, leaving one U.S. contractor dead. The attack also wounded five U.S.
service members and another U.S. contractor.

US RETALIATES WITH AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AFTER IRANIAN DRONE STRIKE KILLS US

CONTRACTOR

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo)

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, two of
the American strikes killed at least eight Iranian fighters.

A U.S. airstrike at an arms depot in Harabesh, in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour left six
Iranian-backed fighters dead. A second U.S. bombing at a post near the town of Mayadeen
killed another two fighters, according to the Observatory, whose reporting relies on local
Syrian contacts.

U.S. intelligence assessed the UAV that crashed into a coalition base, which killed the U.S.
contractor, was of Iranian origin — so President Biden authorized the military to retaliate,
the Pentagon said.

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WITH IRAN: REPORT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin delivers a statement to the press at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
headquarters near the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, on March 9, 2023. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

"At the direction of President Biden, I authorized U.S. Central Command forces to conduct
precision airstrikes tonight in eastern Syria against facilities used by groups affiliated with
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)," said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.
Austin III. "The airstrikes 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."

The Observatory reported another American strike on a military post near the town of
Boukamal, near the border with Iraq. Their report has not been independently verified.

Three service members and the U.S. contractor who were wounded in the initial attack
were medically evacuated to Coalition medical facilities in Iraq while the other two
wounded service members were treated on-site.

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U.S. Joint Chiefs Chair Army General Mark Milley speaks with U.S. forces in Syria during an unannounced visit, at a U.S.
military base in Northeast Syria, March 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Phil Stewart/File Photo)

"As President Biden has made clear, we will take all necessary measures to defend our
people and will always respond at a time and place of our choosing," Secretary Austin
continued. "No group will strike our troops with impunity."

He added: "Our thoughts are with the family and colleagues of the contractor who was
killed and with those who were wounded in the attack earlier today."

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The Pentagon said the U.S. took "proportionate and deliberate action" that limited the risk
of escalation in its targeted response.

The U.S. has roughly 900 troops stationed in Syria.

Liz Friden is a Pentagon producer based in Washington, D.C.

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d diplodocus
39 minutes ago
China just brokered a deal to restore diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile it is
hina that is buddying up to Russia. Which countries control the world's energy supply? How about
manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and financing the world's debt? In the geopolit...
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overshadower
3 minutes ago
The major problem with Biden and his current military leadership, is they take months before they take
ction, If any at all. This leads to more and more provocations and attacks. Biden and Company created
situation in Syria and Ukraine.
With $135 billion of American taxpayers dollars now spent...
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6 67l88
3 minutes ago
Biden is 50 years in Washington DC without a success. What else would you expect?
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karlumhum
1 hour ago
This was a benefit of having Trump instead of weaklings running the country... ALL of our enemies feel as
mboldened as ever, as they look at this dysfunctional, disgrace of leadership. We are weaker today,
at any other time in our country's history. That is unacceptable in these times.
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I IStandwEastPalestineOH
19 minutes ago
It part of the WEF plan to remove the U.S. as a superpower defending freedom, and replace
is all it with
One World Government, World Socialist/Leninist Order. Along with Paris Climate Accord,
bill, Green New Deal, etc.

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- -m-518
37 minutes ago
It’s not just our international foes, has it occurred to everyone our domestic enemies have been equally
Minorities seeking reparations, criminals, Biden administration thieves and conspirators.
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thoughtfulguy777777
1 hour ago
Perfect. A war in the Middle East to distract from the disaster that is this administration’s domestic policy.
perfectly convenient….
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OldernWiser373
32 minutes ago
yep......the classified document fiasco, and of course, school shootings are a bit worn, banjo joe is
oving to the international scene of distractions. got to admit, his advisors have a lot of gimmicks for

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s shortstuff29957
1 hour ago
It makes you wonder why Biden is shipping all our tanks, guns and more overseas. Is he trying to make
we fail?
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a americafirstamerican
1 hour ago
It's time for Biden to cut and run and leave billions of dollars worth of military equipment behind like he
in Afghanistan.
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⚡ ⚡sunsword⚡
1 hour ago
His retreat will probably lead to the death of a dozen Americans...and MSM will give him a pass and just
about Trump.
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plainorpeanut?
1 hour ago
maybe he'll get the Nobel peace prize for that.
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m maga!!!!!!!!!!
1 hour ago
It amazes me how the US spends more on its military than the world combined and yet all these
ountries keep flexing their muscles at us! They know that we are weak right now, we are divided as a
with a weak leader and they’re taking advantage of all of it
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w willied091
56 minutes ago
So Trump tells little rocket man to quit firing missiles, and the liberal media screams to high heaven that
e is going to start a nuclear war. Biden is actively trying to start a nuclear war on multiple fronts and the
media has nothing but praise!!
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bowman02
38 minutes ago
... all I have to say is that if America survives Biden, then Trump 2024!
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d dawnjr
1 minute ago
The DNC has endorsed Trump as their 2024 GOP nominee of choice.
Yes please, run Trump.

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heynorm
1 hour ago
The United States will be in a world of hurt if these events develop into an actual war because this new
eneration is so caught up with the anxiety of dealing with being called the wrong pronouns they will melt
the face of real danger.
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o olebuzzard779
1 hour ago
The real big issue to understand here folks is that this disastrous Joe Biden administration has been
iving away all of our ammunition and our other military munitions to Ukraine. And he has steadily been
our strategic oil reserves because of his disastrous energy policies that killed Am...
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d diplodocus
44 minutes ago
Isadly fear you are right. I think we are severely weakened from where we were in the a couple decades
go at the height of our geopolitical power. We are economically in a debt death spiral, we are starting to
our technological edge, and our society is becoming beholden to its wimpiest and...
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n nativecat
1 hour ago
The fact that the Iranian military is even attempting these things is proof of just how weak our woke
and presidential administration is viewed by our enemies.
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t tfeid
34 minutes ago
So they emphasize that the decisions were at the direction of Biden. Does anyone really believe that he
the ability to comprehend the situation and make a coherent and well thought out decision!
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c chuck69
45 minutes ago
The attacks are happening because Iran knows Biden is weak. The attacks are all tests to see how far
iden will go. Biden will fail the tests trust me and you will see more of our enemies doing that same. The
was once a feared country. Under Biden's leadership over the past two years that has c...
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larjam123
1 hour ago
Can anyone remember back when Democrats were anti-war? What changed? We now have 4 wars
to start with their leadership.
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