Retaliatory airstrikes in Syria kill eight Iran-backed fighters, US confirms.

The Pentagon has confirmed that retaliatory US airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran-backed militants killed eight fighters. The strikes were in response to a drone attack on a Syria base that housed American personnel, which killed one US contractor and injured another, along with five service members. Six American troops were also diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from the drone and rocket attacks. President Biden has held off on another round of US attacks in the tit-for-tat, a stance that lawmakers criticized earlier this week.