Israel at war: Iran linked militia strikes US airbase in Syria

The strike, which killed six members of a US-allied militia, underscores the challenge Washington faces in its goal of keeping the conflict in the Middle East contained.

Members of the group Kataeb Hezbollah, one of the factions of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces - PMF) paramilitaries, carry the body of their fallen comrade Hassan Hammadi al-Amiri after he was killed in a US airstrike. Picture: AFP.

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