Iran-backed militants fire missiles at US base in Syria
US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Campbell MacDiarmid
Missiles rained down on an American base in eastern Syria yesterday morning, a day after the US launched air strikes against Iran-backed militia bases in retaliation for a deadly drone attack.
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