The United States is defending air strikes it carried out in Syria and Iraq over the weekend - against militias aligned with Iran - that both the Syrian and Iraqi governments are calling a violation of their sovereignty... and the militias are vowing revenge.<br /><br />The US military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in response to drone attacks by the group against US personnel and facilities.<br /><br />US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to reporters in Rome on Monday.
