“At President Biden’s direction US military forces earlier this evening conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian backed militant groups in eastern Syria,” the Pentagon’s spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. The attack took place around 6 pm Eastern time on Thursday.
Kirby echoed earlier media reports that the bombing of the Syrian territory was in retaliation to “recent attacks against American and coalition personnel in Iraq.” He further argued that the raids were aimed at defusing the tensions in the Middle East.
At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to deescalate the overall situation in both Eastern Syria and Iraq.
Kirby claimed that the strikes inflicted serious damage on the infrastructure of “a number of Iranian backed militant groups including Kait’ib Hezbollah and Kait’ib Sayyid al Shuhad,” noting that “multiple facilities” were destroyed.
Unconfirmed reports from Syria spoke of explosions near Al-Bukamal, a town in the Deir-ez-Zor province near the border with Iraq.
The reported airstrikes come after a series of rocket attacks on the Green Zone in Baghdad, the Balad Air Base and the Erbil International Airport in Iraq over the past two weeks. No group has claimed responsibility and the Pentagon has not officially blamed anyone.
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The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were in retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.
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"This proportionate military response was conducted together with diplomatic measures , including consultation with coalition partners," the Pentagon's chief spokesman, John Kirby, said in announcing the strikes.
"The operation sends an unambiguous message: President Biden will act to protect American and coalition personnel. At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to deescalate the overall situation in eastern Syria and Iraq.".
El Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU. ha informado que este jueves llevó a cabo un ataque aéreo en el este de Siria contra objetivos de la milicia respaldada por Irán en respuesta a una serie de recientes acciones contra instalaciones estadounidenses en Irak.
ReplyDelete"Bajo la dirección del presidente Biden, las fuerzas militares estadounidenses llevaron a cabo esta noche ataques aéreos en el este de Siria contra la infraestructura utilizada por grupos militantes respaldados por Irán", declaró el portavoz del Pentágono, John Kirby.
"El presidente Biden actuará para proteger al personal estadounidense y de la coalición. Al mismo tiempo, hemos actuado de una manera deliberada que tiene como objetivo desescalar la situación general tanto en el este de Siria como en Irak", agregó el vocero.
According to Reuters, the move "appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk of escalation". The news agency also outlined that the decision to strike only in Syria would "give the Iraqi government some breathing room as it carries out its own investigation" into recent attacks.
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