American forces carried out strikes Monday against nine targets associated with Iranian-backed groups in Syria in response to attacks on Washington's troops in that country, the US military said.

US strikes Iranian-backed groups in Syria in response to attacks on American troops

A suspected Iran-affiliated drone killed a US contractor in Syria, Pentagon said in a statement Thursday. The drone struck a facility housing US personnel in northeast Syria, killing one US contractor while injuring another besides five other US service members.

11 pro-Iran fighters die in retaliatory airstrikes by US after drone attack kills American contractor in Syria

After a 'deadly' US airstrike in Syria, Iran has "strongly condemned" the actions, while US President Joe Biden has said that this was a warning for Iran. On Friday, a US airstrike was carried out against an Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria.

'Be prepared': Biden to Iran after US airstrike in Syria

High-level U.S. officials traveled recently to Syria for rare talks with the Assad government in an attempt to secure the release of American citizens held prisoner there, a high priority for the Trump administration, but there has been little apparent progress so far, officials said.

High-level US mission to Syria sought release of American prisoners

Syria's President Bashar-al-assad has accused Kurdish forces of "stealing from Syrian people" after an American company made a contract with Kurdish authorities in North-Eastern Syria. Watch report.

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US strikes Iranian-backed groups in Syria in response to attacks on American troops

11 pro-Iran fighters die in retaliatory airstrikes by US after drone attack kills American contractor in Syria

'Be prepared': Biden to Iran after US airstrike in Syria

High-level US mission to Syria sought release of American prisoners

Your Story: Bashar-al-assad seethes with anger, US "stealing oil from Syrian people"