Congress split on US strikes in Syria on Iran-backed militia
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration defended the U.S. military airstrikes in Syria as legal and appropriate Friday, saying they took out facilities that housed valuable “capabilities” used by Iranian-backed militia groups to attack American and allied forces in Iraq. John Kirby, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, said members of Congress