By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -America mentioned on Sunday it carried out one other spherical of air strikes towards Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone assaults by the militia towards U.S. personnel and amenities in Iraq.
In a press release, the U.S. army mentioned it focused operational and weapons storage amenities at two places in Syria and one location in Iraq. It didn’t disclose whether or not it believed anybody was killed or injured.
The strikes got here on the course of President Joe Biden, the second time he has ordered retaliatory strikes towards Iran-backed militia since taking workplace 5 months in the past. Biden final ordered restricted strikes towards a goal in Syria in February, that point in response to rocket assaults in Iraq.
“As demonstrated by this night’s strikes, President Biden has been clear that he’ll act to guard U.S. personnel,” the Pentagon mentioned in a press release.
The Pentagon mentioned the amenities focused had been utilized by Iran-backed militia, together with Kataib Hezbollah and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada.
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