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The US has launched air strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria, targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups. The strikes were in response to recent drone attacks on US personnel and facilities in Iraq. The Pentagon stated that the strikes were defensive, proportional, and intended to limit the risk of escalation.
Israel reportedly conducted an aerial attack targeting military sites in southern Syria, causing material losses. The specific sites targeted were not identified. Israel has frequently targeted what it claims are Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Iran's influence has grown due to its support for President Bashar al-Assad. The strikes are believed to have hit a Syrian army air defense base and a radar station in the Sweida province. The Syrian army's Fourth Division, along with Iranian militias, is suspected of running a billion-dollar drug trade across the border to Jordan.
Syrian army air defences intercepted an Israeli missile strike on the outskirts of Damascus, with no casualties reported. Israel has not commented on the incident, but has previously carried out attacks on what it describes as Iran-linked targets in Syria. Iran's influence in Syria has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that started in 2011.