Follow RT on The US executed a number of strikes on targeted facilities utilized by Iran-backed militias that were allegedly used to launch drone attacks against American personnel, the Department of Defense announced on Sunday. At President Biden s direction, US military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement. The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks against US personnel and facilities in Iraq.
Kirby insisted that the US
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In a statement on Friday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the Pentagon approved a plan to transfer authority over the military operations in Afghanistan.
Command is set to switch from Gen. Scott Miller to Gen. Frank McKenzie later this month. Meanwhile, officials said the move serves as a “key milestone” in the U.S.’s diminished presence in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of occupying the Middle East nation.
This comes as U.S. troops are pulling out of their primary base in the country. Kirby announced the American troops departure from Bagram Airfield on Friday.