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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military strikes in Syria are aimed at destroying weaponry and deterring Iranian-backed separatist groups from targeting American personnel in the region in the wake ...
The U.S. carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops ...
On 28 June 2021, President Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups close to the Syria-Iraq border. [2] F-15E and F-16 aircraft were used to launch the attack in what the U.S. described as a retaliatory attack against U.S. facilities and personnel in Iraq by militia groups. [3] [4] Two operational and weapons storage ...
On 22 July 2022, Israel attacked military positions near Damascus, Syria, killing three Syrian soldiers and wounding seven others. Background. This attack is one of hundreds of Israeli attacks on Iranian targets inside Syria since 2013.
The United States launched attacks Friday against 85 sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian forces and Iran-backed militants, its first retaliatory strikes for the killing of three American ...
[7] [8] [9] The strike was executed on the authorization of U.S. President Donald Trump, as a direct response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack that occurred on 4 April. [8] [10] The strike was the first unilateral military action by the United States targeting the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War.
Syria responded using its air defense systems, and its state media aired a video purporting to show a successful missile interception. [71] The Syrian state news agency SANA and Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military said Syria used Russian and Soviet air defense systems Pantsir-S1, S-125, S-200, Buk, and Kvadrat. [54] [72] [73]
The United States has approved plans for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including Iranian personnel and facilities, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.