Drone strike kills US contractor in Syria; US retaliates 'will take all necessary measures'

Syria: A suspected Iranian drone on Thursday struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria resulting in the death of a US contractor. Moreover, five US service members and one other US contractor were wounded in the incident. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in a statement released late Thursday, said that US Central Command forces retaliated with “precision airstrikes” against facilities in eastern Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

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