US forces strike 9 Iran-linked militia targets in Syria: 'Our message is clear'

Strikes against nine Iranian-linked targets in Syria were conducted by the U.S. military on Monday, according to CENTCOM. The action was made in response to attacks on U.S. personnel.

"Today, U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted strikes against nine targets in two locationsassociated with Iranian groups in Syria in response to several attacks on U.S. personnel in Syria over the last 24 hours," the statement read. Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.

"These strikes will degrade the Iranian-backed groups' ability to plan and launch future attacks on U.S. and Coalition forces who are in the region to conduct D-ISIS operations," CENTCOM added.