<span style="color: #222222;">The US military has carried out an air strike targeting Iran-backed militias in Syria. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The  Pentagon sources  said that the attack destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It was the first military action ordered by the Biden administration and came in response to rocket attacks against US and coalition personnel in Iraq.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on US targets this month.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A US service member and five other contractors were also injured when the rockets hit sites in Irbil, including a base used by the US-led coalition, on 15 th February.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Rockets have also struck US bases in Baghdad, including the Green Zone, which houses the US embassy and other diplomatic missions.</span><br />''