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US launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria − a national security expert explains the message they send
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The US attacks on military sites in Iraq and Syria are unlikely to further escalate conflict in the Middle East, he writes.
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The U.S. military plans to strike targets in Iraq and Syria, including Iranian personnel and facilities, in response to a drone attack that killed 3 U.S. troops.
The US has begun conducting strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops in the Middle East, according to two US officials.
The U.S. military struck dozens of targets in the Middle East on Friday, responding with force after three U.S. soldiers were killed in a drone attack on a base in Jordan earlier this week.
The United States launched attacks in Iraq and Syria on Friday, its first retaliatory strikes for the killing of three American soldiers , according to an official at the Department of Defense.
The plans for a multi-day strike reportedly come as a response to drone and rocket attacks targeting U.S. forces in the region, including the Sunday drone attack that killed three U.S. service
The US said it struck 85 targets linked to Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria on Friday in response to a drone strike in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. Follow for live updates.
The strikes are more extensive and deadly than those launched since last October, when the Israeli-Gaza war began and pro-Iranian groups started an uptick of attacks.
The U.S. has begun retaliatory strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria after the deaths of three U.S. service members at the hands of Iran-backed militant groups.
The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in both Iraq and Syria on Friday, following a recent drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan.
The U.S. has executed airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to U.S. Central Command. In a statement, President Joe Biden indicated that the move represents retaliation for the recent deaths of three U.S. service members killed in Jordan.
The latest U.S. military strikes targeted a strategic region in Syria and Iraq that Iran has been using to expand its influence in the Middle East. The U.S. hit 85 targets late Friday in seven locations where thousands of Iran-backed fighters are deployed.
The United States started carrying out retaliatory strikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said, after a deadly drone attack by Iran-backed militants in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops and injured some 40 others.
The United States struck overnight Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a deadly attack on US troops, drawing condemnation Saturday from government and groups in the region.
The United States on Friday conducted major airstrikes on dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone attack in Jordan last month that killed three US troops.
The US says it has struck 85 targets linked to Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria in response to a drone strike in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. Follow for live updates.
