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Status: 02.26.2021 02:25 am
For the first time under the new President Biden, the United States carried out a military attack. According to activists, 17 Iranian-backed militiamen were killed in Syria. The Pentagon spoke of a “proportionate response.”
US President Joe Biden has ordered an airstrike on Iranian-backed militiamen in Syria. This preceded, among other things, the rocket attacks on US forces in Iraq. The Pentagon said it was in retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq that killed an employee of a US company and wounded a US soldier and allied soldiers. It is the first military attack under the new US administration.
According to the activists, at least 17 members of the pro-Iranian militias were killed in the airstrikes. The attacks were directed at three trucks with ammunition near the Iraqi border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
“This provided military response was carried out in conjunction with diplomatic measures, including consultations with coalition partners,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in announcing the airstrike. The mission sends an unmistakable message: President Biden will act to protect the lives of American employees and employees of the military coalition. However, at the same time, the approach also aims to reduce the overall situation in eastern Syria and Iraq.
Multiple Missile Strikes Against US Targets in Iraq
On Monday, according to the Iraqi army, at least two rockets hit central Baghdad within the extensive fence around the US embassy. On Saturday, rockets hit Balad Air Force Base, wounding employees of a US company. On February 15, an employee of the US-led military coalition was killed in an attack at the Erbil International Airport. Eight civilian employees and one US soldier were injured.
An unspecified number of Iraqi and Kurdish civilians were also injured when the rockets hit residential areas near the airport. There is a US military base in northern Iraq near the airport. The military coalition confirmed that a total of 14 rockets had been fired, three of which hit the base. Kirby said the investigation into who exactly carried out the February 15 attack is still ongoing. A Shiite militia called the Guardian of the Blood Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
