{"id":2166546,"date":"2024-02-02T18:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T23:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-strikes-85-targets-in-iraq-and-syria-in-response-to-deadly-attack-on-military-base-in-jordan\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T18:46:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T23:46:37","slug":"u-s-strikes-85-targets-in-iraq-and-syria-in-response-to-deadly-attack-on-military-base-in-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-strikes-85-targets-in-iraq-and-syria-in-response-to-deadly-attack-on-military-base-in-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. retaliates with 85+ strikes in Iraq and Syria after deadly attack on Jordan military base"},"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\">32<\/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-strikes-85-targets-in-iraq-and-syria-in-response-to-deadly-attack-on-military-base-in-jordan%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=2166546&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\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by South Korean \u2063Defense Ministry via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia Flores<\/a><br \/>3:34 \u200dPM \u2013Friday, February 2, 2024<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 United \u2063States military has launched operations \u200cagainst Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria. These retaliatory\u2064 strikes are in\u200d response to the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan last weekend.<\/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 Friday, U.S. military forces launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-has-a-problem-turkey-and-greece-could-be-headed-for-a-showdown\/\" title=\"NATO Has a Problem: Turkey and Greece Could Be Headed for a Showdown\">air assaults<\/a> using B-1 bombers\u2063 on \u200cmore than 85 \u200btargets in seven locations in \u2062Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon, at my \u200cdirection, \u2062U.S. \u2063military\u2062 forces\u200d struck targets \u2064at facilities in\u200d Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and\u200c affiliated militia use to attack U.S.\u2063 forces,\u201d President Joe\u200c Biden said. \u201cOur response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe United States does not seek conflict in the Middle\u2063 East or anywhere \u200belse in\u200b the world. But let\u2063 all those who might seek to do us harm know \u200dthis: If you \u200dharm an American, we will respond,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to a White House official, the attack lasted for 30 minutes. John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesperson said that\u200b the U.S. does not know how many militants were killed or wounded from the retaliatory strikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe believe that the strikes \u2062were successful,\u201d Kirby stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd \u2063Austin said that the Friday strikes are\u2064 \u201cthe start of our response.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe President has directed additional actions to\u200c hold the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] and affiliated militias accountable for their attacks on US and Coalition Forces,\u201d Austin said in a statement.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese will unfold at times and places of our choosing,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe do not seek conflict in the Middle\u2063 East or anywhere else, \u200cbut the President and I will not \u2063tolerate attacks on American forces. We will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our forces, and our interests,\u201d he \u2064said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These attacks are a response to an attack on a U.S. outpost in Jordan that week which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/3-u-s-soldiers-killed-in-iran-backed-drone-strike-biden-vows-retaliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">killed three <\/a>U.S. \u200bservice members and wounded more than 40 others.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story. Check \u2063back for updates. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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<h2>Consequential Fallout in the Middle East<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Strong Jobs Data and Planned Job Cuts<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>GOP Senator Rand Paul&#8217;s Request\u2064 to Disclose COVID-19 Investigation \u2064Results<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Pressure Mounts on President Biden to Secure the Southern Border<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Upgrade in Probe into\u2063 Tesla Vehicles<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Nvidia Takes Pre-Orders for China-Specific AI Chip<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Negotiating a Replacement Contract for Tesla\u200d CEO<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Qualcomm&#8217;s Fiscal Forecast<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did President Joe Biden emphasize the\u2063 US\u2063 government&#8217;s stance \u2062on the recent killing of three American soldiers in Jordan?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: US Military Launches Retaliatory Strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and\u2062 Syria<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>The United States military has initiated a series of targeted operations against Iran-backed\u200c militias in Iraq and Syria.\u2062 These strikes\u200d serve as a response to the recent killing\u200d of three American soldiers in Jordan over the weekend. President\u2063 Joe Biden has made it clear that the US will not tolerate harm to its \u200dforces and will take action accordingly. This article provides an overview of\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-u-s-navy-seals-are-missing-off-the-coast-of-somalia-after-night-mission\/\" title=\"2 U.S. Navy SEALs Missing Off Somalia Coast After Night Mission\">recent retaliatory strikes<\/a> \u2063and\u200d the US government&#8217;s stance on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Retaliatory Strikes:<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the US\u2062 military employed B-1 bombers to carry out air assaults on more than 85\u2062 targets across seven different\u200d locations in \u200dIraq and Syria. President Joe Biden made this decision and\u2062 emphasized that these\u200d strikes \u200dwere directed at \u2064facilities used by the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and related militias to launch attacks against American forces. He further stated that the response began that day and would continue in the future, at times and places determined by the US.<\/p>\n<p>US Response and Objectives:<\/p>\n<p>President Biden made it \u200cclear that while the United States does not seek conflicts in the Middle\u2062 East or anywhere else\u200c in \u200dthe world, it will\u2062 not \u2064hesitate to respond when US personnel or \u200binterests are targeted. The President underlined the US commitment to hold\u200b perpetrators \u2062accountable for their actions.\u200d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin echoed\u2064 this sentiment, confirming that these strikes mark the beginning of\u2062 the US response. Additional \u200bactions have been directed by President Biden to impose \u2062consequences on the \u2063IRGC and its affiliated \u200dmilitias for their attacks on US and Coalition Forces.<\/p>\n<p>Outcomes\u2062 and Assessment:<\/p>\n<p>The duration \u2062of the retaliatory strikes \u200dwas\u2062 estimated to be around 30 minutes, although it is currently unclear how many militants were killed or injured as a\u200d result. White House officials have expressed\u2064 confidence in the success\u200d of \u2063the operation, but further verification is required \u2064to determine the exact impact\u200b of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The US military&#8217;s recent retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and \u2064Syria demonstrate a firm commitment to ensuring the safety and\u200d security of American forces\u2062 and interests. These targeted operations, authorized by President Joe Biden, aim to hold those \u2064responsible for attacks against US personnel accountable. \u200dWhile the\u200d US maintains \u2062that it does not seek conflicts, \u2064it is resolute in its determination to protect its people and respond \u200dto any threats. The consequences for future\u200c actions against American\u200d forces will be dictated by the US, as it continues to safeguard its interests both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conducted retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, following the recent killing of three American soldiers in Jordan. 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