The U.S. military conducted retaliatory airstrikes Tuesday in Syria, targeting facilities of Iran-backed militias following rockets launched at U.S. forces in the Middle Eastern country.

The strike on an apartment Sunday belonging to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, reportedly killed nine people including a Hezbollah commander

There was no damage to US facilities and no injuries to US or partner forces during the attack. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US military announced early Wednesday that it carried out strikes against Iran-aligned militia groups in Syria for the second consecutive day in response to a rocket attack on a base housing American troops in Kurdish-held northeast Syria (Rojava).

The US military has launched a second round of air strikes in Syria, targeting Iranian-backed fighters, marking the second operation in just two days. This escalation comes in response to increasing tensions and attacks against US forces in the region.

The action on militia group's weapons storage and logistics headquarters facility comes after a rocket attack on US personnel at Patrol Base Shaddadi.