{"id":2080842,"date":"2023-10-27T02:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-strikes-2-iran-linked-sites-in-syria-pentagon\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T02:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:36:19","slug":"us-military-strikes-2-iran-linked-sites-in-syria-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-strikes-2-iran-linked-sites-in-syria-pentagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon: US Military Hits 2 Iran-Linked Sites 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\">18<\/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%2Fus-military-strikes-2-iran-linked-sites-in-syria-pentagon%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=2080842&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>The U.S. Military Strikes\u200b Iranian Targets in Syria<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. military carried\u2063 out \u200cairstrikes against two locations\u2063 in eastern Syria linked to Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) early Friday, according to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The &#8220;precision self-defense strikes&#8221; were ordered by President Joe Biden in response to ongoing attacks on\u2064 U.S. personnel in Iraq\u200b and Syria by\u2062 Iranian-backed militia groups, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>No specific details about the \u2062targets were provided.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/900-us-troops-deploying-to-middle-east-as-attacks-on-american-forces-ramp-up-5517736?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">900 US Troops Deploying to Middle East as Attacks on\u200c American Forces Ramp Up<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/artificial-intelligence-action-plan-to-guide-tech-use-by-nyc-government-adams\/\" title=\"NYC Government's AI Action Plan to Guide Tech Usage: Adams\">basis-[70px] sm<\/a>:basis-[120px]&#8221;><br \/>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/900-us-troops-deploying-to-middle-east-as-attacks-on-american-forces-ramp-up-5517736?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/israel-hamas-war-threatens-to-derail-us-plans-for-broader-middle-east-peace-5516929?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Israel-Hamas\u2064 War Threatens to Derail US Plans for Broader Middle East Peace<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/israel-hamas-war-threatens-to-derail-us-plans-for-broader-middle-east-peace-5516929?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The President has no \u2064higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he\u200d directed today\u2019s\u2062 action to make\u200d clear that the United States will not\u2063 tolerate such attacks and \u200dwill defend itself, its personnel, and its interests,&#8221;\u2064 stated\u200d the\u200d Pentagon chief.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200c to the Pentagon, there have been\u2063 at least 12 attacks on \u200cU.S. \u200dbases and personnel in \u200bIraq and four in \u200dSyria since\u2063 October 17 by Iran-backed forces. Tehran supports Hamas,\u200d Islamic Jihad, and \u200dLebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>During two of these assaults, which targeted al-Asad Airbase in Iraq\u200b and al-Tanf Garrison in Syria, 21 U.S.\u2063 personnel were injured by drone attacks, revealed Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All U.S. personnel\u2063 have returned to\u2064 duty,\u200b except\u2063 for one U.S. citizen contractor\u200d who died from a cardiac incident \u200dwhile taking shelter \u200cduring the attacks, \u200dmentioned Mr. Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, National Security Council spokesman \u2063Adm. John Kirby confirmed that President Biden had sent a direct message to Iran&#8217;s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,\u200c warning against targeting\u2064 U.S. troops in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>It is routine for the \u200cU.S. to retaliate and strike Iranian targets in Syria after\u2062 similar attacks on U.S. bases. The Pentagon clarified that these strikes are unrelated\u2062 to the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;These strikes were solely intended to protect and\u2064 defend U.S. \u200dpersonnel in Iraq and Syria. We urge all\u2063 entities to avoid actions that\u2062 could escalate into a broader regional conflict,&#8221; emphasized Mr. \u200bAustin.<\/p>\n<p>The United States seeks to\u200c avoid a broader conflict,\u2062 but if Iranian proxy \u2064groups persist, additional \u200caction will be taken to safeguard \u200bU.S. forces, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iran\u200c wants to hide its\u200d hand and deny its role in these attacks against our forces. We will not let them,&#8221;\u200b declared \u2064the\u2064 Pentagon chief.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 retaliatory strikes\u200c were expected, \u2062as officials at the Pentagon and \u200bthe White\u200b House had made it clear\u2062 that \u200dthe U.S. would\u200c respond. Brig. \u2064Gen. Ryder\u200b stated on October 24 \u200dthat the response would occur &#8220;at\u200c the time and place of our \u2064choosing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will always maintain the inherent right of self-defense,&#8221; he assured reporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>  Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen.\u2064 Pat Ryder\u200d holds a\u200d press conference at the Pentagon in\u2062 Arlington, \u2063Va., on\u2064 Oct. 19, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On October 24, the Pentagon acknowledged\u200d that since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-gave-go-ahead-for-vicious-hamas-terror-attack-against-israel-report\/\" title=\"Iran approved Hamas terror attack on Israel: Report\">terrorist groups supported<\/a> by \u200dIran have launched numerous drone \u2064and missile attacks against U.S. forces\u2064 in Iraq \u200cand Syria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u200bknow\u2064 that the\u2062 groups conducting these attacks \u200care supported by the IRGC\u2062 and the Iranian regime,&#8221; revealed Brig. Gen. Ryder. &#8220;We are seeing the potential for further escalation against U.S.\u2063 forces and personnel in the region, both from\u200c Iranian proxy forces and ultimately \u2062from Iran itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>On the same day, \u200cthe Pentagon announced \u200bthe arrival of a squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft \u200din the U.S. Central Command \u200barea of responsibility, which includes the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South\u2063 Asia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The United \u2063States currently has 900 troops in Syria \u2064and an\u2063 additional 2,500 in neighboring Iraq, \u2064assisting local forces in preventing the resurgence\u2064 of ISIS. The Pentagon recently deployed around 900 more troops to the Middle East to enhance air defenses for U.S. personnel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Israel&#8217;s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant\u200c stated that Israel has no interest in expanding the war when asked about\u2063 the possibility of a confrontation with\u200d Iran.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the primary reasons behind the U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias in the region?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]&#8221;><\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/israel-hamas-war-threatens-to-derail-us-plans-for-broader-middle-east-peace-5516929?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>          <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The airstrikes took \u2064place near the Syria-Iraq border, targeting facilities used\u200c by Iranian-backed militias who have been carrying\u2063 out\u2063 drone\u200c attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in the \u200cregion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Specifically, \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-strikes-2-iran-linked-sites-in-syria-pentagon\/\" title=\"Pentagon: US Military Hits 2 Iran-Linked Sites in Syria\">strikes destroyed multiple facilities<\/a> at a border control point used by a \u200cnumber of Iranian-backed militia groups, including Kait&#8217;ib Hezbollah (KH) and Kait&#8217;ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS),&#8221;\u2064 Pentagon \u200dpress secretary John Kirby said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby added that the airstrikes were defensive in nature and aimed at &#8220;sending a clear and\u200b unambiguous message: President Biden will act to protect American\u200c coalition personnel. At the same time, \u200dwe have acted in a\u2064 deliberate manner that aims to \u2064deescalate\u2063 the overall\u200d situation in\u2064 both \u200deastern Syria and Iraq.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The airstrikes come as part of a series of escalating incidents\u2063 in\u200d the region.\u2062 In recent weeks,\u200d there have been several drone attacks targeting U.S. military and civilian personnel in Iraq,\u200d including a drone attack on a \u2064U.S. airbase in Erbil earlier this week \u2063that resulted in the death of a\u200c civilian contractor and injured several others.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has denied involvement in the \u2063drone attacks and has condemned the U.S. airstrikes as a violation of international law. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman \u200bSaeed Khatibzadeh called the strikes &#8220;illegal aggression&#8221; and warned of &#8220;consequences&#8221; for the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. \u200bmilitary&#8217;s actions have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-un-director-retracts-praise-for-precision-of-idf-strikes-after-criticism-from-hamas\/\" title=\"Gaza UN Director Retracts Praise for \u2018Precision\u2019 of IDF Strikes After Criticism From Hamas\">received mixed reactions<\/a> from lawmakers and analysts. Some have praised the strikes as a necessary\u200c response \u200bto protect U.S. personnel and deter further attacks, while others have raised concerns about the potential\u2063 for escalation \u200band the need\u200c for \u200cdiplomatic \u200bsolutions.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Pentagon, the airstrikes were carried\u2063 out in \u2064coordination with diplomatic measures, including consultations\u200c with coalition partners and notification of the Russian government, \u200dwhich has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-report-biden-knowingly-mislead-public-on-afghanistan-exit\/\" title=\"House GOP Report: Biden Knowingly Mislead Public on Afghanistan Exit\">significant military presence<\/a> in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has made\u2064 it clear that it will\u2064 respond \u200bto attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities, while also emphasizing its desire to engage in diplomatic efforts to deescalate tensions in the region. However, the \u200drecent airstrikes highlight the ongoing \u200dchallenges in balancing military action and diplomacy in the complex and volatile Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Syria, attributed to the IRGC. President Biden authorized the strikes as a defensive measure against persistent attacks on American personnel. 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