Iran fired six missiles at militant strongholds in eastern Syria today, near the area of operations for most of the 2,200 US troops fighting the Islamic State (IS) in the war-torn country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that the strikes killed several militant leaders accused of plotting last week’s attack on a military parade that killed 25 people.
Why it matters: While US intelligence agencies work to figure out the effectiveness of the strikes, experts tell Al-Monitor that the missile firings show that Iran is focused on increasing the accuracy of short-range weapons that could threaten forward-deployed US and Gulf military forces.
