WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday that it was not aware of any Iranian deaths in the recent U.S. strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria.
Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder told reporters initial indications were that the strikes did not kill any Iranians.
In Syria, the strikes killed 23 people who had been guarding the targeted locations, said Rami Abdulrahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which reports on war in Syria.
War in Israel and Gaza View All 194 Images"It's fair to conclude that there likely were casualties associated with these strikes," Ryder told reporters, but said an assessment was ongoing.
He added that there had been two attacks against U.S. troops in Syria since the Friday strikes, but there were no U.S. injuries.
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