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The new US president, Joe Biden, has issued his first military strike order: the US military launched airstrikes on pro-Iranian militias in Syria yesterday. There were numerous deaths. The US Department of Defense was satisfied, and Russia condemned the attacks.
The US Department of Defense said that Iranian-backed militias were targeted. It is a “proportionate” response to the recent attacks on US soldiers and their international partners in Iraq. A civilian contractor for the international military coalition was killed in a rocket attack in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil last week.
“A clear message for Tehran”
“The US operation sends a clear message,” Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said. President Biden is ready to act when it comes to protecting American military officers and their allies. Yet at the same time, the provided strikes were carried out deliberately to “reduce the situation in eastern Syria and Iraq,” Kirby said. According to the Pentagon, the destroyed infrastructure was used by the Shiite Kataib Hizbullah militia, among others. “We know what we got right,” Kirby dismissed any mistakes. Biden had been presented with several options for an attack, and he chose the most limited.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was pleased. “I am proud of the men and women who carried out the attack.” Doctors and officials in Syria spoke of at least 17 deaths. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 22 supporters of pro-Iranian militias have been killed.
The Russian Foreign Ministry “strongly condemned” the attacks. Russia called for “full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.” Prominent foreign politician Konstantin Kosachev warned of an escalation and the consequences for the Iran nuclear deal.
The attack on pro-Iranian militias comes shortly after Washington approaches Tehran and seeks to change course. Last week, the US government agreed to speak to salvage the Iran nuclear deal. The agreement was concluded in 2015 between Iran and the United States, Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia and China. Under Biden’s predecessor, Trump, the United States came out.
American police warn
US police are alarmed: According to police reports, supporters of former US President Donald Trump are openly toying with the idea of carrying out a serious attack on the Capitol in Washington with numerous deaths. Members of the militia “have expressed their wish that they want to blow up the Capitol and kill as many members (of Congress) as possible,” said the acting chief of police responsible for parliament, Yogananda Pittman.
Trump’s successor Joe Biden’s next speech before both houses of Congress had been named as the date. No specific date has yet been set for this annual address, in which the president traditionally speaks about the state of the nation.
Donald Trump himself rises on Sunday for the first time since he was ousted from office. He speaks at the CPAC conference, the largest annual gathering of conservative politicians in the United States. Trump wants to consolidate his power over the Republicans.
