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The US military launched an airstrike on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militia in retaliation for recent rocket attacks.

Kirby said the target was a border control point used by Iranian-backed armed Iraqi groups including Kataeb Hezbollah and Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada.

US airstrike in Syria sent unambiguous message: W.House Updated: 2021-02-27 02:37 White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. [Photo/Agencies] ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - The United States sent an "unambiguous message" with an airstrike against an Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria, the White House said Friday. President Joe Biden is "sending an unambiguous message that hes going to act to protect Americans and when threats are posed he has the right to take an action at the time and t...

US airstrike in Syria sent unambiguous message - White House Friday February 26 2021 In this file US Navy handout image taken on October 4, 2014, a US Navy F-18E Super Hornet supporting operations against IS, is pictured after being refueled by a KC-135 Statotanker over Iraq after conducting an airstrike. Over 17 pro-Iran fighters were killed in US strikes in Syria at the Iraq border overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on February 26, 2021. PHOTO/AFP. Summary The Pentagon sa...

Syria slams US strike as bad omen for Biden administration 282 BEIRUT, Feb 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Syria on Friday condemned a deadly US air strike on Iran-backed militias in its far east as a bad omen from the administration of new US President Joe Biden. The US said it carried out the strikes overnight at a Syria-Iraq border control point used by Iran-backed groups, destroying “multiple facilities” in retaliation for a spate of rocket attacks targeting its troops in Iraq. A war monitor sai...

Channels Television   Updated February 26, 2021 In this file, US Navy handout image was taken on October 4, 2014, two US Navy F-18E Super Hornets supporting operations against IS, are pictured after being refueled by a KC-135 Statotanker over Iraq after conducting an airstrike. At least 17 pro-Iran fighters were killed in US strikes in Syria at the Iraq border overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on February 26, 2021.   Syria on Friday condemned a deadly US air strike on Ir...

Author: AFP|Update: 24.02.2021 06:33 A rocket attack on a military complex inside Arbil airport that hosts foreign troops deployed as part of a US-led coalition caused serious damage / © KURDISTAN 24 CHANNEL/AFP/File Renewed rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran may be seeking leverage over Americas new administration, analysts say. Iraq, scarred by decades of ...

(FILES) This file image grab taken from Kurdistan 24 TV channel on February 19, 2021 shows damage following a rocket attack two days ago targeting a military complex inside the Arbil airport that hosts foreign troops deployed as part of a US-led coalition – Rockets are again raining down on US targets in Iraq in attacks that, analysts say, show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran grows impatient with the new US administration. Iraq, scarred by decades of ...

Iran seeks pressures on US, Iraq through rocket attacks With its economy squeezed, Tehran is desperate for unfettered access to an account at the state-owned Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI), where Baghdad has been paying for imported Iranian gas. Thursday 25/02/2021 One of the groups fighting within the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries, marching with rocket-propelled grande (RPG) launchers in a military parade in the city of Najaf in central Iraq. (AFP) BAGHDAD--Renewed rocket attacks on US targets i...

Renewed rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran may be seeking leverage over America's new administration, analysts say. Analysts and officials in Iraq say the resumption of attacks after four months of relative calm shows that Iran and its Iraqi allies are now abandoning de-escalation and seeking leverage over their rivals.