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U.S. launches airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria
(Xinhua) 15:01, August 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military on Tuesday launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
At U.S. President Joe Biden's direction, "U.S. military forces conducted precision airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor Syria today," the statement said.
"The U.S. strikes targeted infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," it said.
(Web editor: Zhong Wenxing, Liang Jun)
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