2024-02-02 21:45:00
US raids against targets in Iraq and Syria. At 10pm ET on February 2, US Central Command forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and affiliated militia groups. “The attacks will continue,” said US President Joe Biden.
Long-range bombers from the USA were also used in the actions, which hit more than 85 targets. More than 125 ‘precision munitions’ were used in the air strikes. The list of targets includes command and control centers, operations and intelligence centers, rocket, missile and drone depots, logistics facilities and ammunition supply centers for militia groups and the Revolutionary Guards who facilitated attacks against US and coalition forces.
Six days ago, a drone strike killed three American soldiers at a base in Jordan. The United States blamed the attack on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
“Last Sunday, three American soldiers were killed in Jordan by a drone launched by militant groups supported by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Today I witnessed the dignified return of these brave Americans to Dover Air Base and spoke with each of the their families,” said Biden, who welcomed the bodies of the soldiers in Delaware.
“This afternoon, at my direction, US military forces struck targets at facilities in Iraq and Syria that the Revolutionary Guards and affiliated militias use to attack US forces. Our response began today,” the president added. “It will continue in times and places of our choosing. The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. But all those who would seek to harm us know this: If you harm an American , we will respond.”
“It’s the beginning of our response,” said Lloyd Austin, secretary of defense. “The president gave indications for further action” against the Revolutionary Guards and the militias “responsible for their attacks against the US and coalition forces”. US actions “will be conducted at times and places of our choosing. We do not seek conflict in the Middle East or elsewhere, but the President and I will not tolerate attacks against American forces. We will take all actions necessary to defend the US, our strengths and our interests”.
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