The US Department of Defense estimated Thursday that eight militants were killed in the recent US air strikes on two of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force facilities in Syria.
“We now assess that eight militants were killed in our strikes against two IRGC Quds Force facilities near Deir ez-Zor by US Air Force F-15E fighters assigned to US Air Forces Central,” the Pentagon Spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement.
“Again, these precision strikes were taken to protect and defend US personnel.” On the conditions of the US army personnel who were wounded in the attack on the US-led coalition forces base in Syria, Ryder stated that the six US personnel wounded in the March 23rd attack against a coalition base near Hasakah in northeastern Syria are all in stable condition.
He elaborated that two of the wounded US service members have already returned to duty.
“One service member was medically evacuated to Landstuhl to receive treatment and two US service members and the US contractor are receiving medical treatment in Iraq,” he said. Ryder also announced that the US service member injured in the attack against Mission Support Site Conoco on March 24 is also in stable condition and continues to receive medical care.
Source: Kuwait News Agency