What has Happened: Earlier this morning, the U.S. conducted two airstrikes against facilities used by Iran’s IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and its proxies in eastern Syria in retaliation for at least 19 recent rocket and drone attacks against American bases and personnel in the region. A pair of U.S. F-16 fighter jets utilizing precision-guided munitions (and accompanied by MQ-9 drones) targeted weapons and ammunition storage facilities in Abu Kamal near the Syria- Iraq border. Secretary of Defense Austin indicated that these strikes were “narrowly tailored in self-defense” and that “the United States does not seek conflict and has no ... Academy SITREP – U.S. Airstrikes in Syria Target Iranian-Backed Proxy Forces