US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
- In retaliation for recent attacks by Iranian-backed groups, the U.S. Military launched airstrikes on locations in eastern Syria linked to the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps. This comes after 12 attacks on U.S. Bases and personnel in Iraq and four in Syria since October 17.
- The U.S. Wants to deter future aggression from these groups while avoiding further conflict and escalation in the region. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized that the U.S. Does not seek a broader conflict but will take additional action to protect its forces if necessary.
- Amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. Has carried out precision self-defense strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups. These retaliatory strikes were anticipated as officials made it clear that the U.S. Would respond to protect its personnel.
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The United States has struck military facilities in Syria. Is it possible to consider this a harbinger of a great war?
On Friday night, the US Air Force carried out airstrikes on two military installations near the city of Abu Kamal in eastern Syria, which, according to the Pentagon, are used by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and related groups. Washington said the attack was in response to a string of attacks on US military bases in Syria and Iraq over the past week.
US attacks Iranian “proxies” in Syria, as Israel intensifies assault on Gaza
Hours before Israel initiated a communications blackout of Gaza and poured troops across the border, the United States dropped dozens of bombs on what it called Iranian "proxies" in Syria as part of its escalating standoff with Tehran.
Israel, US fighters and missiles in the Mediterranean: a shield in the skies to stem Iran
With the arrival of the Eisenhower aircraft carrier, the defensive system in the region doubled. Now the Pentagon's priority is to increase the security of departments in the Middle East, already targeted in Syria and Iraq by Shiite drones
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