The US military launched air strikes on Feb 2 in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend’s attack in Jordan.
The US military launched air strikes on Feb 2 in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran ’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend’s attack in Jordan .
The strikes, which included the use of long-range B-1 bombers flown from the United States, are the first in a multi-tiered response by President Joe Biden’s administration to the attack by Iran-backed militants, and more US military operations are expected in the coming days. While the US strikes did not target sites inside Iran, they signal a further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East from Israel’s. The strikes hit targets including command and control centres, rockets, missiles and drone storage facilities, as well as logistics and munition supply chain facilities, the US military said in a statement. US forces hit more than 85 targets spanning seven locations, four in Syria and three in Iraq, said the military
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US Military Launches Airstrikes on Iran-Backed Targets in Iraq and SyriaThe US military launched airstrikes on Feb 2 in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend’s attack in Jordan. The strikes, which included the use of long-range B-1 bombers flown from the US, are the first in a multi-tiered response by President Joe Biden’s administration to the attack by Iran-backed militants, and more US military operations are expected in the coming days.
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