CENTCOM strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria after rockets launched at U.S. forces

The U.S. military conducted retaliatory airstrikes Tuesday in Syria, targeting facilities of Iran-backed militias following rockets launched at U.S. forces in the Middle Eastern country.

U.S. Central Command said in a statement that on Tuesday, its warplanes hit weapons storage facilities and logistics headquarters belonging to unspecified Iran-backed militias in Syria.

It said the strikes were intended to "degrade the Iranian-backed groups' ability to plan and launch future attacks on U.S. and Coalition forces who are in the region to conduct D-ISIS operations."

Some 900 U.S. troops are on the ground in Syria in support of counter-Islamic State operations with local partners.

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