US strikes Iraq sites used by Iranian-backed forces

He Army American carried out attacks on Monday against three locations used by forces backed by Will at your neighbor Iraqafter an earlier attack injured three American soldiers, the Secretary of Defense reported, Lloyd Austin.

washington repeatedly attacked locations used by Will and its nearby forces in Iraq and Syria in response to dozens of attacks against US and allied forces in the region since last October 7thwhen the war between the Palestinian group began Hamas and Israel.

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“U.S. Army forces carried out necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataeb Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq“Austin said in a statement.

“These precision strikes are a response to a series of attacks against our personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-sponsored militias, including an attack by Kataeb Hezbollah and other groups against the air base Erbil”, he indicated.

Monday’s attack injured three US soldiers, one of them seriously, the spokeswoman said. National Security Council, Adrienne Watson is a statement.

The president Joe Biden was informed of the attack – which was carried out by a drone – and instructed a call to Austin and other national security officials after ordering the Defense Department to prepare a response, the memo said.

A count by US military officials 103 attacks against its troops in Iraq and Syria since October 17, most of these claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraqwho opposes American support for Israel in its war with Hamas at the Gaza Strip.

There are approximately 2,500 US troops in Iraq and about 900 in Syria as part of efforts to prevent the group’s resurgence Islamic state (HEY).

Source: Elcomercio

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