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US Reportedly Approves Retaliatory Strikes on Targets in Iraq, Syria
US Reportedly Approves Retaliatory Strikes on Targets in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US has accepted plans for a sequence of strikes over a number of days in opposition to targets in Iraq and Syria in response to current… 01.02.2024, Sputnik Worldwide
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The targets will embody Iranian personnel and services in Iraq and Syria, the officers mentioned. They added that climate shall be a significant factor within the timing of the strikes.On Sunday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned three US troopers had been killed and 25 others injured in a drone assault at a US navy base in Jordan’s northeast close to the border with Syria. On Monday, CENTCOM mentioned the variety of injured US troopers had risen to 34, eight of whom needed to be evacuated. Jordanian cupboard spokesman Muhannad Mubaidin mentioned that the strike focused the US’s Al-Tanf base in Syria, not a base on Jordanian territory.US President Joe Biden pinned the blame on unspecified Iran-backed militant teams, whereas additionally saying the US was nonetheless gathering the details. Iran has denied enjoying any position within the assault.On Monday, US media reported that US President Joe Biden mentioned a “vital navy response” to the assault throughout a gathering with high US officers on Sunday. Later within the day, US Nationwide Safety Council spokesman John Kirby mentioned that the White Home was searching for to reply to the assault “in a really consequential method,” however was not prepared to escalate tensions within the Center East.
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US has accepted plans for a sequence of strikes over a number of days in opposition to targets in Iraq and Syria in response to current assaults on US forces within the Center East, together with the drone assault that killed three service members in Jordan final week, CBS reported on Thursday, citing US officers.
The targets will embody Iranian personnel and services in Iraq and Syria, the officers mentioned. They added that climate shall be a significant factor within the timing of the strikes.
On Sunday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned three US troopers had been killed and 25 others injured in a drone assault at a US navy base in Jordan’s northeast close to the border with Syria. On Monday, CENTCOM mentioned the variety of injured US troopers had risen to 34, eight of whom needed to be evacuated. Jordanian cupboard spokesman Muhannad Mubaidin mentioned that the strike focused the US’s Al-Tanf base in Syria, not a base on Jordanian territory.
US President Joe Biden pinned the blame on unspecified Iran-backed militant teams, whereas additionally saying the US was nonetheless gathering the details. Iran has denied enjoying any position within the assault.
On Monday, US media reported that US President Joe Biden mentioned a “vital navy response” to the assault throughout a gathering with high US officers on Sunday. Later within the day, US Nationwide Safety Council spokesman John Kirby mentioned that the White Home was searching for to reply to the assault “in a really consequential method,” however was not prepared to escalate tensions within the Center East.