US carried out airstrikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria
US carried out airstrikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria.
Operation, which was approved by Joe Biden, comes after a series of attacks against US targets in Iraq.
The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a US service member and other coalition troops.
The airstrikes were the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as threats in the Middle East persist.
Kirby also said the US airstrikes “destroyed multiple facilities at a border control point used by a number of Iranian- backed militant groups”.
Further details were not immediately available.
The strikes appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk of escalation.
The rocket attacks on US positions in Iraq were carried out as Washington and Tehran are looking for a way to return to the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Donald Trump.
Biden administration officials condemned the 15 February attack, and while a little-known Shiite militia group has claimed responsibility, Kirby had said Tuesday that Iraq is in charge of investigating that attack and that “right now, we’re not able to give you a certain attribution as to who was behind these attacks”.
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Operation, which was approved by Joe Biden, comes after a series of attacks against US targets in Iraq.
The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a US service member and other coalition troops.
The airstrikes were the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as threats in the Middle East persist.
Kirby also said the US airstrikes “destroyed multiple facilities at a border control point used by a number of Iranian- backed militant groups”.
Further details were not immediately available.
The strikes appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk of escalation.
The rocket attacks on US positions in Iraq were carried out as Washington and Tehran are looking for a way to return to the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Donald Trump.
Biden administration officials condemned the 15 February attack, and while a little-known Shiite militia group has claimed responsibility, Kirby had said Tuesday that Iraq is in charge of investigating that attack and that “right now, we’re not able to give you a certain attribution as to who was behind these attacks”.
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00:00 US Carried Out Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Militia in Syria
00:11 Operation, which was approved by Joe Biden, comes after a series of attacks against US
00:15 targets in Iraq.
00:17 The United States has carried out airstrikes in Syria targeting facilities near the Iraqi
00:21 border used by Iranian-backed militia groups.
00:24 The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month
00:28 that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a US service member and other coalition troops.
00:34 The airstrikes were the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which
00:38 in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed
00:42 by China, even as threats in the Middle East persist.
00:45 This proportionate military response was conducted together with diplomatic measures, including
00:50 consultation with coalition partners, the Pentagon's chief spokesperson, John Kirby,
00:54 said in announcing the strikes.
00:56 The operation sends an unambiguous message – President Biden will act to protect American
01:01 and coalition personnel.
01:03 At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall
01:07 situation in eastern Syria and Iraq.
01:10 Kirby also said the US airstrikes destroyed multiple facilities at a border control point
01:15 used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups.
01:18 Further details were not immediately available.
01:22 The strikes appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk of escalation.
01:26 The rocket attacks on US positions in Iraq were carried out as Washington and Tehran
01:31 are looking for a way to return to the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Donald Trump.
01:36 In the Feb. 15 attack, rockets hit the US military base housed at Erbil International
01:41 Airport in the Kurdish-run region, killing one non-American contractor and injuring a
01:45 number of American contractors and a US service member.
01:49 Another salvo struck a base hosting US forces north of Baghdad days later hurting at least
01:54 one contractor.
01:56 Biden administration officials condemned the Feb. 15 attack.
01:59 And while a little-known Shiite militia group has claimed responsibility, Kirby had said
02:03 Tuesday that Iraq is in charge of investigating that attack and that "right now, we're
02:07 not able to give you a certain attribution as to who was behind these attacks."
02:11 "Let's let the investigations complete and conclude, and then when we have more
02:15 to say, we will," he added.