US will not back off Syria mission despite deadly attacks -White House


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 Mar 2023

FILE PHOTO: The White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument April 3, 2003. REUTERS/Molly Riley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not back away from its nearly eight-year-old deployment to Syria, where it is battling the remnants of Islamic State, despite attacks on U.S. forces there last week by Iran-backed militia, the White House said on Monday.

A one-way attack drone struck a U.S. base in Syria on March 23, killing an American contractor, injuring another and wounding five U.S. troops.

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