Strikes in Syria linked to Iran to deter future attacks, US says

The US announced it targeted the ammunition supplies of militias linked to Iran with strikes in Syria, but said it did not want to escalate the conflict in the Middle East.

On Thursday, the Pentagon reported launching air strikes on two locations in eastern Syria, saying they were facilities used by Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

“The purpose for those two sites that we targeted was to have a significant impact on future IRGC and Iran-backed militia group operations,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Friday.

“The main goal was to disrupt that ability and also to deter- to prevent- future attacks,” he said.