{"id":2157416,"date":"2024-01-23T19:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T00:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-executes-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-iran-supported-militias-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T19:13:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T00:13:48","slug":"u-s-executes-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-iran-supported-militias-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-executes-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-iran-supported-militias-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. strikes back at Iran-backed militias in Iraq"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fu-s-executes-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-iran-supported-militias-in-iraq%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=2157416&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This picture taken on July \u20648, 2021 \u200cshows a view of the Ain al-Assad \u200dair base hosting US forces in Iraq in the western Anbar province, a day after fourteen rockets were fired at the base. \u2013 Fourteen rockets were fired on July 7 at an air base hosting American troops in the \u2063western province of Anbar, causing minor \u2063injuries to two personnel, the coalition said. The rockets \u201clanded on the base &#038; perimeter\u201d of the Ain al-Assad base, the \u2062coalition spokesman \u200btweeted, adding that local homes and \u200da mosque were also damaged. \u2063Iraqi security forces said the rocket\u2064 launcher had been hidden inside a truck carrying bags of flour. (Photo\u200b by Ayman HENNA \/ AFP) (Photo by\u2063 AYMAN \u2063HENNA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>4:00 PM \u2013 Tuesday, January 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p>In response to ballistic missiles that were fired into the Al-Assad\u2063 airbase, which resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gary-sinise-launches-new-initiative-with-home-depot-founders\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gary Sinise Launches New Initiative With Home Depot Founders\">traumatic brain injuries<\/a>\u2063 to four American \u2064servicemen, the United States launched \u200bstaged\u200d airstrikes \u200bagainst Iran-backed militias \u2064in Iraq. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the U.S. conducted \u2062airstrikes in Iraq against militias backed by Iran as retaliation\u200c for missiles fired against the Al-Assad airbase on Sunday, which caused\u200b traumatic brain injuries (TBI) to \u200bfour \u200dU.S. \u2063personnel, according to two \u2062U.S. \u200dofficials who \u200dspoke \u2062to the press.<\/p>\n<p>According to the officials, the attack on U.S. troops on Sunday at \u2064the large Iraqi \u2062airbase\u2063 in western Iraq consisted of \u200d17 \u200cballistic\u2064 missiles and rockets that were fired from inside the country.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d a result, two ballistic missiles managed to pass through American air defenses, despite the fact that most of the projectiles \u2062were stopped.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u2062 Pentagon,\u200b four U.S. \u200cservice members returned to their duties following evaluations \u200cfor TBI\u2019s, and an Iraqi official was also injured in the \u200bexplosions. The \u2063attack caused\u2062 structural damage \u200cto \u201cnoncritical\u2063 facilities.\u201d Therefore, U.S. officials could potentially expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-orders-7000-more-troops-to-europe-as-russia-continues-offensive-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Biden Orders 7,000 More Troops To Europe As Russia Continues Offensive In Ukraine\">additional service members<\/a> to \u2062come \u200dforward with\u200d TBI symptoms as well.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a \u2062statement\u2064 regarding the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cToday,\u2064 at President Biden\u2019s direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and\u2063 proportionate strikes on\u200d three facilities used\u2063 by the Iranian-backed \u200dKataib \u200dHezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq. These precision strikes are in direct response to a \u2064series of escalatory attacks against U.S. and Coalition personnel in Iraq and Syria \u200cby Iranian-sponsored militias,\u201d Austin announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President and I will not hesitate \u2064to take necessary action to defend them\u200b and our interests,\u201d \u200che added. \u201cWe do\u200d not seek to\u2064 escalate conflict\u2062 in the region. We\u2064 are fully prepared to take further measures to protect our people and our facilities. We\u200d call \u200con these groups\u2064 and\u2063 their Iranian sponsors to immediately cease these\u2062 attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since mid-October 2023, \u200bthere have been over 150 rocket and drone \u2064offenses on U.S. bases in\u2062 Iraq and Syria which were performed by Iranian-supported \u200cmilitias who claimed that they are advocates \u2062of \u2063Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. However, their use of\u2063 ballistic missiles was viewed as a clear\u200c escalation.<\/p>\n<p>There are\u2062 still currently 2,500 U.S. armed forces \u2063serving in \u2063Iraq and another \u200d900 in Syria that are \u200dworking to stop a revival of the Islamic State and religious extremist ideals. <\/p>\n<p>However, briefly after a U.S. drone strike on January 4<sup>th<\/sup> that killed a top leader of one of the Iranian-backed militia groups responsible for the \u2062attacks on U.S. \u2064forces, the\u200c Iraqi Parliament questioned the legitimacy \u2062of keeping\u200d American\u2063 troops in\u200c the country.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 a result, the groups have not \u2062stopped launching \u200cattacks\u2064 after that particular drone\u200b strike or other retaliatory actions carried out inside of Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>The United States, which has\u200c also launched retaliatory strikes \u2063in Yemen \u2063against Houthi militants responsible for over 30 \u2064attacks on\u2063 commercial ships \u2064in\u200b the Red Sea \u2064and the Gulf\u200d of Aden,\u200c see the attacks \u200bas an indication\u2063 of growing tensions in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amid news of more than 20 Israeli soldiers\u200d killed in a large scale\u2062 attack, One America\u2019s Chief White House Correspondent Monica Paige speaks with\u2063 the spokesperson\u200b from the office\u2063 of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The devastating Maui fires\u200c continue to take \u2064center stage in the state government.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.N. \u2062Ambassador, Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Brennan Cooney,<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Governor Doug\u2063 Burgum says\u2063 terrorist\u200c leaders are closely watching the 2024 Presidential \u200belections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Legacy\u200c automakers are leaning on their Formula E electric racing teams\u2063 to\u2064 build better EVs with greater range and efficiency, or a lower \u200bprice \u200dtag.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>AI startup ElevenLabs gained unicorn status as surging investor interest\u200c for generative AI technology sends \u2062startup valuations soaring.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Binance is due to square \u200boff against the SEC\u2063 next week in \u200canother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlas-airs-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-malfunction\/\" title=\"Atlas Air's Boeing cargo plane makes emergency landing due to engine malfunction\">high-profile hearing involving<\/a> a crypto \u2064exchange \u200cthat could define \u2064how cryptocurrencies are \u2064regulated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Executives \u2062at the WEF say they \u2063are grappling with how to \u2064turn early \u2063demos into\u200b money-makers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How can the \u2064U.S. and\u2062 its allies prioritize the\u200b safety and security of their personnel while also seeking peaceful solutions to the\u2063 tensions \u200bbetween Iran and the U.S. in the region<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Between Iran and the U.S. in the\u200c region. The U.S. has made it \u2064clear that they will not\u200c tolerate attacks on their personnel and facilities and will\u200c respond accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>The recent airstrikes\u2063 against Iran-backed militias in Iraq were a necessary and proportionate response to the missile attacks on the Al-Assad airbase,\u2063 which caused traumatic brain injuries to four American servicemen. The U.S. conducted the airstrikes in order to \u200dsend a strong message to the militias and their Iranian sponsors \u2062that attacks against U.S. and coalition personnel will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto U.S. officials, the missile attack consisted of \u200d17 ballistic \u2062missiles and \u2063rockets fired \u2063from inside Iraq. While most of the \u2064projectiles were stopped by American air defenses, two ballistic\u2064 missiles\u2062 managed to pass through. It is concerning that despite efforts\u200b to defend against\u2062 such attacks, some missiles were able to breach the defenses.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon\u200b has reported that four U.S. service \u200cmembers have returned to duty following evaluations for\u2063 TBIs, and an Iraqi official was\u200b also injured in the explosions. \u2062The attack\u2063 caused structural damage to noncritical \u200dfacilities, and it \u200bis possible that additional service members may come forward with TBI \u2062symptoms in the\u200d future.<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u200d the incident,\u200d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the strikes on \u200bfacilities used by the Iranian-backed militias \u2064and other Iran-affiliated groups were necessary and proportionate. He emphasized that the U.S. does not seek to escalate conflict in the region but is fully prepared to take further measures to \u2064protect their people and facilities.<\/p>\n<p>These recent attacks are part of a\u200b larger pattern\u200d of rocket and drone\u2062 offenses on U.S. bases in Iraq and \u200cSyria since October 2023. These attacks have been carried out by Iranian-supported militias who claim to advocate\u200b for Palestinians in the\u2062 Israel-Hamas conflict.\u2062 However, the use of\u2063 ballistic missiles is seen as a clear escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing\u200d attacks, the \u2063U.S. \u2064has\u200d a significant military presence in Iraq and Syria, with 2,500 armed forces serving in \u200cIraq\u2063 and another 900 in Syria. These\u200c forces are\u200c working to combat the resurgence of the Islamic State and religious extremist ideals in the region.<\/p>\n<p>However, the legitimacy \u200bof keeping American troops\u200b in Iraq has been questioned by the Iraqi Parliament following a U.S. drone strike that killed a top\u200c leader of one of the Iranian-backed militia groups. Since then, the attacks on U.S. forces have continued,\u2062 both in response to the drone strike and as part of broader retaliatory actions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062U.S. has\u2064 also taken action \u2063against\u200c Houthi militants in Yemen, launching retaliatory strikes against attacks \u2062on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. These \u2062attacks, along\u2064 with the ongoing attacks in Iraq and Syria, highlight the\u2064 growing tensions between Iran and the U.S. in the region.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial for all \u2062parties involved \u200cto de-escalate the situation and work towards a \u2062peaceful resolution.\u200b Continued attacks and\u200c retaliatory actions will \u2063only exacerbate the conflict and put more lives at risk. \u2064Diplomatic efforts must be intensified to address the\u2062 underlying\u2062 issues and prevent further escalation. \u200dThe U.S. and its\u2064 allies must\u2064 continue to prioritize the \u200dsafety \u200band security of their personnel while \u2064also seeking peaceful\u200b solutions to\u200c the ongoing tensions \u200cin the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 8, 2021, a photo captured the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq&#8217;s Anbar province, where US forces are stationed. 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