With Biden approval, US bombs Iran-backed militia bases in Syria
Erbil Airport was one of the targets of attacks against American bases in Iraq; USA responded on Thursday (25/2) with what the Pentagon called a "proportional military response"
The United States military carried out an aerial attack on Iran-backed militias located in eastern Syria on Thursday (25/2), according to the Pentagon.
The attack destroyed "several facilities located at a border control point used by various Iranian-backed militant groups," a statement from the US Department of Defense said.
President Joe Biden approved the action in response to recent attacks on American installations in Iraq - earlier this month, a civilian contractor was killed in Erbil, on a US-led military coalition base. There were also wounded in the missile attack, an American military man and five other contractors of unidentified nationality. The city's airport was also hit.
Missiles also hit American bases in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, including the Green Zone, which houses the American embassy and other diplomatic facilities. The American body classified the action as a "proportional military response", taken "along with diplomatic measures." "The operation sends an unmistakable message," said the Pentagon statement. "President Biden will act to protect American and coalition forces. At the same time, we have acted deliberately to appease the general situation in eastern Syria and Iraq. "
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