PM:05:19:25/03/2023
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SULAIMANI — Six soldiers and a contractor injured in attacks
on US military bases in Syria were transferred to Iraq for treatment, the US
military said on Saturday (March 25).
US Central Command spokesperson Abigail Hammock told an Iraqi
local television network that a soldier and a contractor were treated in the
capital Baghdad, while two soldiers were being transferred to Erbil in northern
Iraq for medical attention.
Hammock said the attack on US bases were carried out by
militias backed by Iran.
On Friday, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said an attack with dozens
of rockets targeted the US Green Village military base in the province of Deir
ez-Zor in eastern Syria.
In retaliation, the US launched airstrikes on military bases
housing Iranian militias in eastern Syria.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)
on Saturday, at least 19 pro-Iran militants were killed in the attacks.
Following the attacks, President Joe Biden said his forces
will "act forcefully" to protect US troops. However, he said
Washington was not seeking a conflict with Iran.
(NRT Digital Media/AA)