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The US military has said it is targeting two Iranian-backed rebel militias in Syria. The attack killed 16 people.
The United States launched the operation on Thursday (February 25) in the wake of a series of rocket attacks on US troops in the region over the past two weeks, authorities said.
According to the US media CNN, this is the first attack on Joe Biden since he assumed the presidency of the United States. The attacker struck shortly after noon in front of a US military base. However, Iranian-backed Shiite militias remain active in the area.
A Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby, said in a statement that the attacker struck shortly after noon in front of a US military base. In response to recent rocket attacks on US and coalition forces, Biden has called for an end to the threat posed by threats to US troops.
Kirby said President Biden had decided to launch the attack in consultation with US partners and allies in Syria. The attacker struck shortly after noon in front of a convoy of Iranian-backed militias, including Hezbollah and Sayed al-Shuhada.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based watchdog group that monitors the war in Syria, said 17 pro-Iranian militias had been killed in the attack by US forces, AFP reported.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based watchdog group that monitors the war in Syria, says American forces have killed 16 pro-Iranian militias.
The United States has said that no group has been blamed for the rocket attacks on US troops or that support Iran. But in the wake of last Thursday’s attack, the Biden administration made it clear who it wants to blame.
A civilian contractor, four American contractors and one American worker were injured in a rocket attack near Erbil International Airport in Syria on February 15.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has denied any involvement in the February 15 attack on Irbil.
Bangladesh Time: 6:40 PM, February 26, 2021
Arabica
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