Israel-Hamas war: At least 6 Iranian proxy fighters killed by U.S. forces
A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News that at least 6 Iranian proxy fighters were killed in the U.S.’s attacks on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stations in the Middle East Sunday.
The IRGC stations are located in the Syrian cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin. The buildings were reportedly a safe house and training facility, but a senior defense source told Fox that the safe house functioned as a headquarters.
An official told Fox that secondary explosions were seen at one of the locations, suggesting that there was a large amount of flammable ammo or weapons in the facility.
Referencing the two previous recent strikes that the U.S. military had against Iran-backed targets, the U.S. official said that, “This one will hurt them a lot more than the past strikes.”
Austin said that the airstrikes were “in response to continued attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria.”
“The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests,” Austin’s statement read.
Fox News Digital’s Jennifer Griffin and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
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