{"id":174837,"date":"2021-02-25T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T02:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=174837"},"modified":"2021-02-25T23:29:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T04:29:02","slug":"reports-u-s-airstrike-iranian-target-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-u-s-airstrike-iranian-target-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: U.S. airstrike Iranian target in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freports-u-s-airstrike-iranian-target-in-syria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=174837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2378838\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2378838\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2378838 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231087810-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon in Washington, DC, February 10, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2378838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon in Washington, DC, February 10, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:00 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, February 25, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The U.S. military conducted air-strikes against Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria. In a statement on Thursday, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby confirmed multiple structures belonging to the Iranian-backed Quds Force were destroyed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/biden-orders-airstrike-against-structure-of-iranian-backed-militia-in-syria-1.9571104\">U.S. airstrike.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to Reuters: The United States has carried out an airstrike against structure belonging to Iranian-backed militia in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Dinow (@mikedinow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikedinow\/status\/1365091067855396864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The attack was authorized by Joe Biden Thursday morning in response to suspected Iranian bombings on U.S. targets in Iraq. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who recommended the strikes, said he was confident they hit the correct targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re confident in the target that we went after, we know what we hit,\u201d U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re confident that that target was being used by the same Shi\u2019ite militia that conducted the strikes. And so, you\u2019ll get more information in terms of the effects of the strikes as time goes by, but I just wanted to make sure that I gave you that viewpoint from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strike was reportedly \u201climited in scope\u201d and in line with Biden\u2019s policy of appeasement of Iran. At this time, it remains unclear what damage was caused or if there were any casualties.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great question, Jen! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JuV703DaFk\">https:\/\/t.co\/JuV703DaFk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1365112455043682305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/s-d-gov-calls-for-ag-resignation-as-ag-faces-criminal-charges-linked-to-2020-fatal-car-crash\/\">S.D. Gov. 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