The U.S. military said early on Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
There was no immediate acknowledgment by Syria's State-run media of the strikes hitting Deir Ez-Zor. Iran as well did not acknowledge the attack.
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The US military announced early Wednesday that it carried out airstrikes against Iran-affiliated groups in eastern Syria.
ReplyDelete“At President (Joe) Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted precision airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor, Syria today. These precision strikes are intended to defend and protect U.S. forces from attacks like the ones on August 15 against U.S. personnel by Iran-backed groups," a statement by US Central Command said.
"The U.S. strikes targeted infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," it added.
US action against Iran comes at a time when a draft agreement to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran has been proposed by the European Union.
The statement did not mention whether there were any casualties.
The United States says it has carried out air raids in eastern Syria, targeting infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
ReplyDeleteIn a statement on Wednesday, the US military’s Central Command said the raids in Syria’s Deir Az Zor were ordered by President Joe Biden.
There was no immediate comment from Syria’s government.
ReplyDeleteThe Central Command said the raids “took proportionate, deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize the risk of casualties”.
It did not identify the targets nor offer any casualty figures from the attacks.
“Today’s strikes were necessary to protect and defend US personnel,” Central Command Spokesperson Colonel Joe Buccino said in the statement.