Post by sevenofnine on Feb 2, 2024 16:19:23 GMT -5
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US launches strikes in Iraq and Syria as Israel-Hamas war rages
US launches retaliatory strikes on Iranian-linked militia targets in Iraq and Syria
From CNN's Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky
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 retaliatory strikes came in response to a drone strike by Iran-backed militants on a US military outpost in Jordan on Sunday, which killed three US service members and wounded more than 40 others.
The strikes come just hours after US President Joe Biden attended a dignified transfer ceremony and met family members of the three soldiers killed in Jordan.
Officials have signaled the strikes were likely to be more significant than previous attacks on Iranian-backed militias over the last several weeks, which have primarily focused on weapons storage or training facilities. But the administration is threading a needle; they want to deter and stop further attacks but avoid a full-scale conflict with Iran breaking out in a region already roiled by the continuing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The Biden administration has signaled there could be additional action in the coming days; Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the US response would be “multi-tiered.”
edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-02-02-24/index.html
US launches strikes in Iraq and Syria as Israel-Hamas war rages
US launches retaliatory strikes on Iranian-linked militia targets in Iraq and Syria
From CNN's Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky
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 retaliatory strikes came in response to a drone strike by Iran-backed militants on a US military outpost in Jordan on Sunday, which killed three US service members and wounded more than 40 others.
The strikes come just hours after US President Joe Biden attended a dignified transfer ceremony and met family members of the three soldiers killed in Jordan.
Officials have signaled the strikes were likely to be more significant than previous attacks on Iranian-backed militias over the last several weeks, which have primarily focused on weapons storage or training facilities. But the administration is threading a needle; they want to deter and stop further attacks but avoid a full-scale conflict with Iran breaking out in a region already roiled by the continuing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The Biden administration has signaled there could be additional action in the coming days; Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the US response would be “multi-tiered.”
edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-02-02-24/index.html
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