The strikes have been performed in response to a number of assaults on US personnel within the nation, US Central Command has stated
The US army has carried out strikes towards a number of targets in Syria which are believed to be related to Iran-backed teams, based on an announcement by the US Central Command (Centcom) revealed on Tuesday.
In a publish on X, Centcom stated that the strikes have been performed in response to a number of assaults on US forces in Syria carried out over the previous 24 hours by “Iranian backed teams.”
Centcom commander Basic Michael Erik Kurilla stated that Washington’s retaliatory actions have despatched a “clear” message to the Tehran-backed militants.
“Assaults towards US and coalition companions within the area won’t be tolerated,” Kurilla warned, denouncing the actions towards US forces in Syria as “reckless.”
Centcom specified that Monday’s assaults have been carried out towards 9 targets throughout two areas in Syria. “These strikes will degrade the Iranian-backed teams’ capability to plan and launch future assaults,” Centcom stated.
Formally, the US has some 900 troops deployed in Syria and a few 2,500 in neighboring Iraq. The US army presence is supposed to assist native safety forces stop the resurgence of the Islamic State terrorist group, previously generally known as ISIS.
Centcom didn’t title the armed teams that have been focused within the retaliatory strike or report whether or not the assault resulted in any casualties.
Nevertheless, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has claimed that 4 Syrian members of Iran-backed teams have been killed on Monday whereas ten others have been severely injured in an “worldwide coalition” assault on a facility within the Al Mayadeen space of jap Syria’s Deir Al Zor area.
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