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US Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Following Deadly Drone Attack

WASHINGTON: In a significant escalation of tensions, the US military carried out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria. The strikes were in response to a deadly drone attack on an American base in Jordan, for which the United States held Iran-backed forces responsible. The airstrikes, launched on Friday, targeted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…