U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after suspected Iranian drone kills a U.S. worker

[News Junkie]

Source: NPR

The U.S. is retaliating after a drone strike killed a U.S. contractor, injured five American service members and wounded one other contractor in Syria, Defense Department said on Thursday.

Intelligence sources found the drone, which struck a Syrian coalition base near Hasakah, was of Iranian origin, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.

In response, the U.S. Central Command conducted "precision airstrikes" on targets it believed were connected with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said.

"As President Biden has made clear, we will take all necessary measures to defend our people and will always respond at a time and place of our choosing," Austin said. "No group will strike our troops with impunity."

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/24/1165775009/syria-drone-strike-iran

[Botany]

1. Time to take out those Iranian drone factories.

So they can stop selling 'em to Russia to attack Ukrainians and stop the attacks on American in Syria too.

[ImNotGod]

2. I think Israel just did that & we should follow up for sure. nt

[Botany]

3. The problem is that the drones can made in homes where they can be hidden

I hope the Mossad and the CIA get some boots on the ground inside of Iran and
take care of business.

[Warpy]

5. One they forced down in Ukraine

had a lot of parts seemingly of western origin in it, but someone there who knew a decent amount of English said the labeling was misspelled, so who knows? There were parts that were definitely Japanese and some from China and one of the major components from China was labeled as having been manufactured in mid 2022, so Iran has been caught red handed selling weapons to Russia.

You know, like there was any doubt.

I have to wonder if the mad Mullahs are stockpiling cash because they realize they're one atrocity away from meeting the Shah's fate.

[sparkeyd53]

4. Why are we

Even in Syria. We weren’t invited. Just another country to occupy

[EX500rider]

6. We aren't "occupying" Syria, we have some troops there training Kurds & fighting ISIS

Also Turkish & Iranian & Russian troops there.