US Carries Out Air Strikes in Syria Against Iran-Linked Facilities More By Phil Stewart and Suleiman Al-Khalidi (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 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead, U.S. Central Command said Thursday, confirming early reports from residents and family members shortly after the attack.
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 anonymity to disclose the assessment. The deaths would be the first since the U.S....
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 ...
Airstrikes in the time of Trump Back in December 2019, then-President Trumpordered US forces to strike targetslocated in and around the town of Abu Kamal, on the Syrian side of the Syria-Iraq border, opposite the Iraqi town of Al Qaim. The Syrian garrison at Abu Kamal had been reinforced...
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...
In Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani issued a statement condemning the American strike “against the people and infrastructure of Syria.” He also denied that Iran had any link to those targeted. Iran routinely denies arming militia groups targeting U.S...
A US B-1B Lancer flies over northern Iraq after conducting air strikes in Syria. Credit: US Air Force, photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/commons.wikimedia.org. The US military forces have carried out airstrikes against the facilities and groups affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionar...
In recent months, parts of this network of Iran-backed militias haveclaimed responsibilityfor more than 150 attacks on bases housing U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq. As such, the U.S.retaliatory strikestargeted over 85 targets across Iraq and Syria, all associated with Iranian-supp...
Iran has denied involvement in the Jordan strike. But President Joe Biden earlier this week faulted Iran for providing munitions and funding to these different proxy groups. The U.S. base is known as Tower 22, a major logistical hub for U.S. troops still in Syria on a mission to ...