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1. US carries out airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in eastern Syria.
2. U.S. airstrikes target militia-controlled areas in east Syria
3. Three Syrian soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Turkish air strike on military posts
4. Russia's foreign minister condemns Israeli strikes in Syria
From which country to protect Syria first?
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The US military announced early Wednesday that it carried out airstrikes against Iran-affiliated groups in eastern Syria.

“At President (Joe) Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted precision airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor, Syria today.

These precision strikes are intended to defend and protect U.S. forces from attacks like the ones on August 15 against U.S. personnel by Iran-backed groups," a statement by US Central Command said."The U.S. strikes targeted infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," it added.

US action against Iran comes at a time when a draft agreement to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran has been proposed by the European Union.The statement did not mention whether there were any casualties.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday denounced Israeli airstrikes in Syria."We strongly condemn the dangerous practice of Israeli strikes on Syrian territory," he told a news conference in Moscow alongside his Syrian counterpart.

"We demand that Israel respect the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and, above all, respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria," he added.

Lavrov's comments came amid growing tension between Russia and Israel, which many attribute to statements of support by Israeli officials for Ukraine.

Earlier this month, an airstrike attributed to Israel reportedly hit Iranian targets near the main Russian naval base in Syria.

Last month, Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz further confirmed that Russian S-300 missiles targeted Israeli fighter planes last May, shortly after an Israeli military strike in Syria.

Another source of friction between the two countries recently emerged with Moscow's desire to shut down the Jewish Agency operating on its soil.
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