The US airstrikes are being carried out in retaliation for the three US soldiers killed in a drone strike a few days ago for which the Iraqi Islamic Resistance group claimed responsibility.

According to the media reports, the US aerial attacks have focused on the Syrian eastern province of Dair Al Zawr. 

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has claimed that at least six people have been killed in the US attacks so far while 11 bases were attacked by the US fighter jets.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom Maritime Security Ambery has reported that two explosions were heard near the Yemeni Zibair island.

A US official has told ABC News that the US attacks have not begun yet and the reported attacks by the media in eastern Syria were not carried out by the US army.

No US officials have confirmed that the American airstrikes have been conducted.

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