Up to Seven Killed in US Air Strikes in Syria -US Official More By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. believes its latest air strikes on Sunday against Iran-linked militia in Syria killed up to seven people, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of...
(Reuters) -The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday, the Pentagon said, in the latest response to a series of attacks against American forces in Syria and in Iraq. In a statement, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd...
US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III said: “At the direction of President Biden, I authorised US CENTCOM forces to conduct precision airstrikes tonight in eastern Syria against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s IRGC. “As President Biden has made clear, we will take all ne...
As tension continues to escalate in the region, the US airstrikes could be just the initial stages of a succession of targeted attacks on pro-Iran militias in Syria, as reported by the Observatory. The airstrikes have been ...
U.S. airstrikes killed nearly 150 Islamic State militants near Al-Shafah, Syria, on Saturday, officials with Operation Inherent Resolve announced. The precision strikes targeted an ISIS headquarters and command and control center in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, according to a Tuesday press re...
The U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes on Tuesday targeting areas of eastern Syria controlled by Iran-backed militias. The "precision strikes" in the oil-rich Deir ez-Zor province, near Syria's border with Iraq, "targeted infrastructure facilities used by groups...
The Pentagon says the US and partner nations have begun airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State militants, using a mix of fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles fired from ships in the region. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby says that because the military operation is ongoin...
has conducted retaliatory airstrikes only against locations in Syria. The Pentagon defends the strike decisions by saying the U.S. is hitting Iranian Revolutionary Guard sites, which has a more direct impact on Tehran. Officials say the goal is to pressure Iran to tell the militia groups to ...
Ryan Crocker, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria, said on Sunday that retaliation by Russia or Syria over the U.S. airstrikes last week would be “insane.” “We all know what the differentials of power are here. Our power is overwhelming. They would not like to s...
Another unidentified ISIS member was also killed in the strike, according to Centcom. “As stated before, the United States — working with allies and partners in the region — will not allow ISIS to take advantage of the current situation in Syria and reconstitute,” Centcom Commander Gen. ...