Pentagon spokesman John Kirby is shown wearing a dark blue suit and standing behind a microphone with the logo for the Pentagon behind him.

US airstrikes target Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria

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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing in Washington, Feb. 17, 2021.

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The US launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. And, Israel wasn’t the first country to begin vaccinations, but the pace and scale of its vaccination campaign have made it a world leader in shots per capita. Also, scientists have dated the oldest rock art painting from a cave in remote northwestern Australia using fossilized wasp nests. The painting is a life-size depiction of a kangaroo.

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