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A US defense official on Tuesday denied claims in Israeli media that recent Israeli airstrikes against Syria were conducted in coordination with the US, Anadolu reports. “The US did not participate in the strikes,” the official told Anadolu, when asked about the reports, which said Israeli airstrikes on Syria were being conducted “in coordination” with the US. “For additional information we refer you to the IDF,” the official said, referring to the Israeli military. Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes against Syrian forces in southwestern Syria for a second day Tuesday. An Israeli military statement said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the army to strike Syrian forces and military vehicles in the Suwayda governorate. READ: Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes in Syria’s Suwayda The […]