US Responds to Attack That Killed U.S. Contractor in Syria - March 24, 2023

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the news media at the Pentagon about the U.S. response to the attack on a coalition base in Syria that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six others. The U.S. response highlighted that the U.S. military will do what it must to protect its personnel.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, at the direction of President Joe Biden, authorized U.S. Central Command forces to conduct precision strikes into eastern Syria against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder during a news conference today. "The airstrikes were conducted in response to yesterday's attack, as well as a series of recent attacks against coalition forces in Syria by groups affiliated with the IRGC," he said.

Source: The Department of Defense