Syria culture ministry slams US strikes near historic site

Damascus (AFP) Feb 3, 2024

Syria's culture ministry on Saturday condemned overnight US strikes that local media said damaged a historic site in Deir Ezzor province in the country's east. The United States launched the air strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a recent drone attack on an American base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers. Syria's culture ministry condemned "in t