WASHINGTON--The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens ... was the first to result in U.S. combat deaths from the Iran-backed militias since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out.

Nancy A. Youssef is a national security correspondent whose reporting has focused largely on the U.S. military and the Arab world.

By Robert Inlakesh We have reached the point where there can no longer be any denial. Syria’s new leadership has repeatedly ...