US launches airstrikes against an Iranian-backed group's and the IRGC's weapons storage site in eastern Syria

The Pentagon said on Wednesday that the US military had carried out an airstrike on a weapons storage site in eastern Syria that was utilized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran and its allies.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated in a statement, "This precision self-defense strike is a response to a series of attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by IRGC-Quds Force affiliates." “The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests.”

According to Austin, two F-15s carried out the hit.