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There are also U.S. troops stationed at Al Assad airbase in Iraq and Al Tanf garrison in Syria to help counter the Islamic State in the region. It was American troops on those two bases that have come under repeated attack from Iranian-backed forces this month.

Fewer than 12 hours after U.S. airstrikes hit two facilities in Syria used by Iran and its proxies to launch attacks on American troops in the region, a one-way suicide drone targeted U.S. forces in western Iraq, according to U.S. officials.

Fewer than 12 hours after U.S. airstrikes hit two facilities in Syria used by Iran and its proxies to launch attacks on American troops in the region, a one-way suicide drone targeted U.S. forces in western Iraq, according to U.S. officials.

The U.S. military conducted strikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed groups that recently reportedly attacked U.S. forces. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports from the White House on the U.

The U.S. military struck two facilities used by Iranian forces in Syria on Thursday in response to ongoing attacks against American personnel in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17.