The United States has 900 troops in Syria, and a couple of,500 extra in neighboring Iraq, on a mission to advise and help native forces attempting to forestall a resurgence of Islamic State.
The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned teams on Sunday, the Pentagon mentioned, in the newest response to a collection of attacks against American forces in Syria and in Iraq.
In an announcement, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin mentioned the strikes focused a coaching facility close to the town of Albu Kamal and a secure home close to the town of Mayadeen. He mentioned President Joe Biden ordered the strikes.
“The President has no higher priority than the safety of US personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests,” Austin mentioned in an announcement.
Local sources additionally mentioned the strikes focused a camp run by pro-Iranian militias in an space west of Albu Kamal, in Deir al Zor province. The different strike was close to a bridge shut to the town of Mayadeen, close to the Iraqi border and a stronghold of pro-Iranian militias, the sources mentioned.
The strike is the third since October 26 because the United States makes an attempt to quell wave after wave of drone and rocket attacks against American troops in Syria and Iraq, triggered by the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Iran and its supporters say the United States shares duty for Israel’s declared conflict against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which Iran additionally backs.
US and coalition troops have been attacked at the very least 40 instances in Iraq and Syria by Iran-backed forces in current weeks. At least 45 US troops have suffered traumatic mind accidents or minor wounds. The United States has 900 troops in Syria, and a couple of,500 extra in neighboring Iraq, on a mission to advise and help native forces attempting to forestall a resurgence of Islamic State, which in 2014 seized massive swathes of each nations however was later defeated.
The United States has 900 troops in Syria, and a couple of,500 extra in neighboring Iraq, on a mission to advise and help native forces attempting to forestall a resurgence of Islamic State, which in 2014 seized massive swathes of each nations however was later defeated.
