US Strikes Iranian-Linked Groups in Syria After Drone Attack
- American contractor is killed, five service members wounded
- Biden says he doesn’t want clash with Iran as tensions rise
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The US military carried out airstrikes in Syria after an American contractor was killed when an alleged Iranian-made drone crashed into a coalition base, sharpening already-fraught tensions between Washington and Tehran.
The US said Friday that Iranian-backed groups later fired 10 rockets at a different coalition base in retaliation. President Joe Biden, looking to tamp down fears of escalation, asserted that the US wasn’t looking to widen hostilities.