U.S. carries out airstrikes in Syria after deadly drone attack targets coalition base



Overnight, the Pentagon says it carried out a series of airstrikes in northern Syria in retaliation for a drone attack on a coalition base that killed one U.S. contractor and injured several other service members. NBC News national security analyst Clint Watts explains who the U.S. says was behind the drone attack and why American troops are stationed in Syria.

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32 comments

  1. They can't even give a solid reason they still have bases stationed in Syria. America has not done anything positive for the good of the Middle East they've only ever been funded and aided terror.

  2. Can anyone explain why we’re on any of the countries across the pond.

  3. Hmmm interesting might be a good time to invest in Boeing and Lockheed and other weapons related stocks

  4. Where are the climate change media come and see America is illegally occupying and stealing fossil fuel from Syria, are you no longer afraid of global warming πŸ€”

  5. Americansky: Russia must respect the sovereignty of Ukraine, we are illegally occupying Syria to give them freedom and democracy πŸ™„

  6. "Not airstrikes. Special aerial operations." Biden

  7. So full of shi+. Who would believe this BS propaganda?

    The US should stop occupying and invading other countries, syria in this case.

  8. The American government is a terrorist organization!

  9. Withdraw to fix America first act s tupid as always

  10. Two dude desk anchors is a weird look.

  11. How many wars will Biden have us in. All this after botching the pull out in Afghanistan. Terrorists are no longer scared of America!

  12. Joe Biden and his weakness allowed this to occur. Fact! All countries were scared of the orange man. Fact. Biden can’t scare a newborn kitten. He would probably lick the kitten. Fact. Weakness breeds terrorists. Fact!

  13. Us is in Syria I'll illegally invading sovreogn territory a perceived uh nder defense of some co uh ntry is not a Us warrant for ok verpowering in nyo it's violence and violent superiority possoble status

  14. Guerrillas good but need good strategy like placing c4 s to blow these bases away to the wind

  15. There's need for better weaoons and weapons grade material and good ammo of every kind grenade launchers etc in qty and quality

  16. The Iran backed militia group is gonna need more than just kites to which the enemy responds with fighter jets for their easy victories of violence they may have killed over 1 such casualty of theirs with their air assaults

  17. When Trump did it, conservatives applauded. When Biden does it, conservatives condemn him.
    Wake up to the political games people.

    You deserve to live in fear as long as you chose to be sheep

  18. Iran Russia China and north Korea are all terrorists gang

  19. We really need to stop.

  20. WW III TURKEY IRAN RUSSIA ATTACKED BOMBED USA KURDISTAN ISRAEL EUROPE

  21. War crimes for usa for their invasion of a sovereign nation.. sanctions on every country that aided them too.

  22. So the U.S. is still in IRAQ? Hahahaha they lied. Thought we were out of there? Screwy rabbit trix are for kids.

  23. Fake news selling propaganda for democrats and desperately trying to twist the narrative and distract America. Let's talk about fake news trying to discredit and suppress the new jan.6 videos that show they and democrats have been lying all along.or democrats desperately trying to start ww3. Or democrats using fake news and the doj to attack their political opponents every day. They are traitors to this country.

  24. Blah blah blah, blah blah, blah blah blah

  25. It was China. They did it.

  26. Just wait about another 10 yrs they'll have the drone and naval force to get close to the states soon enough, America get ready

  27. Meanwhile,the democrats are allowing millions of illegal cockroaches to pour into our country wreaking havoc on border towns and killing thousands with fentanyl.Go figure.

  28. These guys are way to close to each other πŸ˜‚

  29. Seems Iran, China, Russia and North Korea are teaming up on Cornpop.😊