"Drone Attack Kills 6 Kurdish Fighters at Syrian Base Hosting US Troops"

A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied Kurdish fighters, with an umbrella group of Iran-backed Iraqi militias claiming responsibility. The attack comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with the U.S. military launching retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militant groups in Syria and Iraq. The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces accused "Iran-backed militias" of carrying out the attack, while the U.S. Central Command stated that the strikes were in self-defense. Additionally, the U.S. and Britain launched strikes against the Houthis in Yemen to degrade their capabilities to attack vessels in the Red Sea.