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 U.S. military said on Tuesday it had conducted strikes against an Iranian-backed militia group's weapons storage facility in Syria. "These strikes were in response to a rocket attack on U.S. personnel at Patrol Base Shaddadi.

The U.S. has struck nine targets at two locations in Syria to hit Iranian-aligned militias that had launched attacks on U.S. personnel over the last 24 hours, U.S. Central Command said

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.

American forces on Tuesday carried out strikes against targets linked to an Iranian-backed militia in Syria in response to a rocket attack on Washington's troops in the country, the US military said.