The content originally appeared on: CNN The airstrikes conducted by the US military targeted Iranian-backed groups in Deir ez-Zor Syria, US Central Command said in a statement. The strikes targeted 'infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,' Col. Joe Buccino, a spokesman for CENTCOM, said in the statement. 'At President Biden's direction, US military forces conducted precision airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor Syria today. These precision strikes are intended to defend and protect US forces from […]