2023-12-26 11:24:17
Washington frequently attacks forces allied with the Iranian regime in Iraq and Syria in response to dozens of attacks on American and allied troops in the region since October 7, when the war between the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel began
Pexels A balance of American military sources counts 103 attacks against its troops in Iraq and Syria since October 17, most of them claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq
The Army of USA carried out attacks on three locations used by forces supported by Will no Iraq on Monday the 25th, following an attack that injured Americans earlier the same day, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. Washington frequently attacks sites used by Iran and its allied forces in Iraq and Syria in response to dozens of attacks on American and allied troops in the region since October 7, when the war between the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel began. “United States military forces carried out necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataeb Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq,” Austin said in a statement. “These precision strikes are in response to a series of attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-sponsored militias, including an attack by Kataeb Hezbollah and affiliated groups against the Erbil air base,” he stated. Monday’s attack left three US service members injured, one of them seriously, National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack – carried out by a drone – and briefed Austin and other senior National Security officials during a phone call after ordering the Defense Department to prepare a response, the note indicates. A tally from US military sources counts 103 attacks against its troops in Iraq and Syria since October 17, most of them claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which opposes US support for Israel in its war against Hamas in the Strip. of Gaza. Nearly 2,500 American troops are in Iraq and another 900 in Syria, as part of efforts to prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group.
*With information from AFP
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