Iran-Backed Militias Respond to US Strike with More Attacks

washington - Iranian-backed militias do not appear to be backing down despite a U.S. airstrike thought to have largely destroyed a key weapons storage facility in eastern Syria.

The Pentagon on Thursday hailed the strike, carried out by two U.S. F-15 fighter jets late Wednesday, as a success, citing a series of secondary explosions that left the building 'non-usable.' But U.S. officials also admitted that, at lea