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Washington, Nov 13, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the military conducted additional strikes on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Tehran-affiliated groups in response to continued attacks against American personnel in Iraq and Syria. "The strikes were conducted (on Sunday) against a training facility and a safe house near the cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin," Austin was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the Department of Defense. The Defense Secretary added that President Joe Biden "has no higher priority than the safety of US personnel, and he directed today's…