The U.S. military conducted retaliatory airstrikes Tuesday in Syria, targeting facilities of Iran-backed militias following rockets launched at U.S. forces in the Middle Eastern country.

The United States conducted nine airstrikes on Iranian-backed targets in Syria on Monday, CENTCOM announced. The strikes were in response to attacks on US personnel over the past 24 hours, CENTCOM reported. The strikes were said to have reduced the terror group's capacity to launch further attacks.

These strikes were in response to a rocket attack on US personnel at Patrol Base Shaddadi,' says US Central Command - Anadolu Ajansı

American forces on Tuesday carried out strikes against targets linked to an Iran-backed group in Syria, the U.S. military said, with a war monitor saying the attacks killed five fighters. The raids were in response to a rocket attack on U.

The US military has launched a second round of air strikes in Syria, targeting Iranian-backed fighters, marking the second operation in just two days. This escalation comes in response to increasing tensions and attacks against US forces in the region.

The action on militia group's weapons storage and logistics headquarters facility comes after a rocket attack on US personnel at Patrol Base Shaddadi.