These strikes against two sites linked to Iran were carried out in response to attacks against American personnel in Iraq and Syria, according to the American secretary of Defense.
The United States launched strikes in Syria against two Iran-linked sites on Sunday in response to attacks on American personnel in the region, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
“US forces conducted precision strikes today on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian-affiliated groups in response to attacks “continued attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria,” Lloyd Austin said in a statement.
“The strikes were carried out respectively against a training center and a protected residence near the towns of Albu Kamal and Mayadeen,” he said.
Third operation
This is the third time in less than three weeks that the US military has targeted sites in Syria that it says are linked to Iran, which supports various armed groups accused by Washington of being behind an increase in attacks against its forces in the Middle East.
The United States targeted a Tehran-linked weapons storage site in Syria on Wednesday, and on October 26, the U.S. military struck two other facilities in Syria that it said were used by Iran and terrorists. affiliated organizations.
These strikes are carried out by Washington in response to the increase in attacks by pro-Iranian groups targeting its army in Syria and Iraq (more than 45 since October 17) in the context of the war between Israel and Hamas, the United States. United having provided military support to Israel against Hamas.