The Pentagon stated it bombed militants linked to Tehran in an effort to ‘shield US forces’ in Syria
The US army has launched a number of airstrikes on targets in jap Syria, claiming it struck websites utilized by Iran-backed fighters whereas suggesting they might have been behind a drone assault on an American base earlier this month.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) introduced the operation in an announcement on Tuesday evening, saying US forces carried out an unspecified variety of “precision airstrikes” in Deir ez-Zor, Syria earlier within the day.
“The US strikes focused infrastructure amenities utilized by teams affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” the command stated, including “These precision strikes are meant to defend and shield US forces from assaults like those on August 15 in opposition to US personnel by Iran-backed teams.”
The assertion didn’t determine any of the targets within the strike or provide a casualty estimate.
In line with the army, the August 15 incident cited by CENTCOM noticed a number of unidentified drones descend upon the US outpost in al-Tanf, a distant garrison far in southern Syria close to the three-way border with Jordan and Iraq. The drones brought on no casualties, however a senior US commander nonetheless said the assault “put the lives of harmless Syrian civilians in danger.” Earlier than suggesting “Iran-backed teams” have been behind the drones on Tuesday, Washington had not pinned blame on any actor.
In the present day al-Tanf Garrison a partnered army base in southern Syria, defended in opposition to three One Approach Assault Unmanned Aerial Automobiles (UAVs) that tried to penetrate the bottom. Not one of the UAVs have been profitable and the assault resulted in no casualties or harm. pic.twitter.com/mCQ5xvE0fg
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) August 15, 2022
Whereas CENTCOM reiterated that US forces stay in Syria to “make sure the enduring defeat” of Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS) and don’t “search battle,” the Syrian authorities has repeatedly denounced the American presence and demanded that US troops vacate the nation. Along with the bottom in al-Tanf, Individuals have lengthy embedded with Kurdish fighters based mostly in Syria’s northeast, first deployed as advisers beneath President Barack Obama.
As of Tuesday evening, neither Damascus or Tehran have but responded to the newest US operation.
