{"id":415449,"date":"2024-02-03T03:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T03:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/03\/us-air-strikes-hit-over-85-iran-linked-targets-in-syria-iraq\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T03:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T03:07:00","slug":"us-air-strikes-hit-over-85-iran-linked-targets-in-syria-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/03\/us-air-strikes-hit-over-85-iran-linked-targets-in-syria-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Strikes Hit Over 85 Iran-Linked Targets In Syria, Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/s74g6fcg_air-strikes-generic_625x300_03_February_24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"US Air Strikes Hit Over 85 Iran-Linked Targets In Syria, Iraq\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"US Air Strikes Hit Over 85 Iran-Linked Targets In Syria, Iraq\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"US Air Strikes Hit Over 85 Iran-Linked Targets In Syria, Iraq\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/s74g6fcg_air-strikes-generic_625x300_03_February_24.jpg?im=FaceCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1200,height=738\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-02-03T08:37:02+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=758566&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/web_03022024_n_USAirStrike_86224_67767_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T2M57S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/s74g6fcg_air-strikes-generic_625x300_03_February_24.jpg?im=FaceCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1200,height=738?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=758566&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The strikes targeted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (Representational)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Washington: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria on Friday, killing at least 18 fighters, following a deadly drone attack on an American base in Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>The United States blamed the Sunday drone attack on Iran-backed forces but did not strike the country&#8217;s territory in response, with Washington seeking to deter future attacks while stopping short of all-out war with Tehran &#8212; something both sides have sought to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing,&#8221; US President Joe Biden said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. But let all those who might seek to do us harm know this: If you harm an American, we will respond,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces struck targets in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia use to attack U.S. forces.<\/p>\n<p>We do not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world.<\/p>\n<p>But to all those who seek to do us harm: We will respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1753550132488941759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The strikes targeted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force as well as &#8220;affiliated militia groups,&#8221; with American forces hitting &#8220;more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from United States,&#8221; the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions,&#8221; CENTCOM said, adding that the targets included command and control and intelligence centers as well as rocket, missile and drone storage facilities belonging to militia groups and Iranian forces &#8220;who facilitated attacks against US and coalition forces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CENTCOM Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria<\/p>\n<p>At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HeLMFDx9zY\">pic.twitter.com\/HeLMFDx9zY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1753535280923967851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The strikes killed at least 18 pro-Iran fighters, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor.<\/p>\n<p>National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told journalists that the strikes lasted about 30 minutes, though they involved a lengthy trip for the B-1 bombers that took part after flying from the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said the Defense Department is still assessing damage from the strikes &#8212; which hit dozens of targets at seven separate facilities &#8212; but that the United States believes the raids were successful, and made clear that more would follow.<\/p>\n<p>Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman said that at least 26 major sites housing pro-Iranian groups were destroyed in Syria, including weapons depots.<\/p>\n<p>A weapons warehouse and a command center belonging to pro-Iranian groups were also targeted in western Iraq, along the Syrian border, two Iraq security sources told AFP, resulting in at least &#8220;some injuries.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The strikes represent a &#8220;significant escalation,&#8221; according to Allison McManus, managing director for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress.<\/p>\n<p>But she was skeptical about the impact, adding: &#8220;We have not seen that similar tit-for-tat strikes have had a deterrent effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iraq, whose prime minister called for the departure of international troops after a previous US strike in Baghdad, condemned the latest military action as a violation of its sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby said Washington &#8220;did inform the Iraqi government prior to the strikes,&#8221; but did not elaborate on Baghdad&#8217;s private response to that information.<\/p>\n<p>Biden &#8212; who had vowed to strike back against those responsible for the drone attack in Jordan &#8212; earlier Friday attended a solemn military ritual at a Delaware air base for the return of the three dead soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General CQ Brown, also attended what is known as a &#8220;dignified transfer&#8221; &#8212; their presence highlighting the importance, as well as relative rarity, of returning dead service members in the wake of the US exit from Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The three soldiers killed Sunday were the first US military deaths from hostile fire in the Middle East since the October 7 Hamas surprise attack on Israel that sparked a devastating Israeli assault on Gaza, which has stoked tensions and violence in the region and dragged it ever closer to an all-out conflict.<\/p>\n<p>US and coalition troops have been attacked more than 165 times in Iraq, Syria and Jordan since mid-October with weapons including drones, rockets and short-range ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of American personnel were wounded in previous attacks, many of which have been claimed by a loose alliance of Iran-linked armed groups that opposes US support for Israel in the Gaza conflict and wants American troops out of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen&#8217;s Iran-backed Huthi rebels meanwhile began targeting international shipping in November, sparking US and British air strikes aimed at reducing their ability to hit commercial vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Two SEALS &#8212; among the most elite special forces in the US military &#8212; were declared dead after being lost at sea during an operation to seize Iranian weapons bound for the Huthis on a ship off the coast of Somalia.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/us-strikes-hit-over-85-iran-linked-targets-in-syria-iraq-4984239\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The strikes targeted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (Representational) Washington: The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria on Friday, killing at least 18 fighters, following a deadly drone attack on an American base in Jordan. 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