The Pentagon reported at least 41 attacks on U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq since Oct. 17, injuring at least 46 U.S. service members.
There are approximately 2,500 American troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the strike resulted in nine deaths of individuals affiliated with Iran-backed groups.
The US has carried out a second airstrike in two weeks on a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups.
The United States has carried out a series of airstrikes in eastern Syria, targeting a weapons storage facility used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. The strikes were conducted by two US F-15 fighter jets, marking the second such action within a span of two weeks. The Pentagon announced these strikes as a response to a series of attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by IRGC-Quds Force affiliates.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the strike resulted in nine deaths of individuals affiliated with Iran-backed groups. The US strike is the second time the US has hit facilities used by Iranian-backed groups in response to nearly daily attacks by Iranian proxies on US forces in Iraq and Syria. The Pentagon reported at least 41 attacks on U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq since Oct. 17, injuring at least 46 U.S. service members.
The Biden administration has blamed Iran and its proxies for the attacks. The US is attempting to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from escalating into a regional war, but the repeated strikes risk a conflict with Tehran. There are approximately 2,500 American troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group. The Houthis in Yemen claimed to have shot down an American drone.
The Biden administration has blamed Iran and its proxies for the attacks.
The Pentagon reported at least 41 attacks on U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq since Oct. 17, injuring at least 46 U.S. service members.
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Some congressional Republicans have criticized the administration for what they have said was a weak U.S. response to the steady stream of attacks by Iran-backed militias.
The US strike is the second time the US has hit facilities used by Iranian-backed groups in response to nearly daily attacks by Iranian proxies on US forces in Iraq and Syria.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the strike resulted in nine deaths of individuals affiliated with Iran-backed groups.
The US is attempting to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from escalating into a regional war, but the repeated strikes risk a conflict with Tehran.
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The United States is striving to deter Iran and its proxies from turning the Israel-Hamas fighting into a regional war, but the repeated attacks and strikes in response risk a conflict between Washington and Tehran.
There are approximately 2,500 American troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group.
The Houthis in Yemen claimed to have shot down an American drone.
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The United States is striving to deter Iran and its proxies from turning the Israel-Hamas fighting into a regional war, but the repeated attacks and strikes in response risk a conflict between Washington and Tehran.
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Al Arabiya is a Saudi-owned, Dubai-based international news channel. Saudi Arabia has been involved in conflicts with Iran and has supported US actions against Iran.