American contractor killed, troops wounded in Iran-linked drone attack in Syria, prompting US airstrikes - USA TODAY

Here's the latest for Friday March 24th: President Biden to address Canadian parliament; Attack in Syria kills U.S. contractor; Los Angeles schools strike ends; Gwyneth Paltrow to testify in ski collision case.

The Pentagon said it launched retaliatory airstrikes on facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

"The U.S. does not – does not, I emphasize – seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people," President Joe Biden said Friday, addressing the attack during a visit to Canada.

Biden extended his "heart and deepest condolences" to the family of the deceased American and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.

Iranian proxy groups have been launching attacks on U.S. troops in Syria and Iraq for several years, but the pace escalated after an American drone strike in January 2020 killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian commander, while he was in Baghdad visiting with senior Iraqi security officials.

Some lawmakers also want to repeal or update a separate 2001 AUMF that sprung from President George W. Bush's "global war on terror" and the invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11.