{"id":576197,"date":"2021-06-29T09:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=576197"},"modified":"2021-06-29T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:51:13","slug":"biden-faces-backlash-over-airstrikes-on-syria-iraq-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-over-airstrikes-on-syria-iraq-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden faces backlash over airstrikes on Syria-Iraq border"},"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%2Fbiden-faces-backlash-over-airstrikes-on-syria-iraq-border%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=576197&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_2439957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2439957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Joe Biden speaks during his meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 28, 2021. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:47 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, June 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Tensions have flared in the Middle East as Joe Biden launches several airstrikes against terror targets in Syria as U.S. troops in the region bear the brunt of his foreign policy decisions.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, pro-Iranian militants claimed responsibility for rocket attacks aimed at American troops in Syria. Although military officials stationed in Syria have reported no casualties during the attacks, they said they are still assessing the damage on their facilities.<\/p>\n<p>This came just one day after Biden ordered airstrikes targeting infrastructure being held by Iran-backed militants along the Iraq-Syria border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey targeted facilities used by groups responsible for recent attacks on U.S. interest in Iraq, specifically the targeted operational weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria, one location in Iraq, both very close to the border between the countries,\u201d stated U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. \u201cSeveral Iran-backed militia groups, including KH (Kata\u2019ib Hezbollah), including KSS (Kata\u2019ib Sayyid al-Shuhada) used these facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Department and Department of Defense officials claimed the airstrikes were essential in the Biden administration\u2019s mission to protect American interests and personnel. Officials said the three locations targeted were known to to be weapon storage facilities, mainly holding unmanned aerial vehicles used to target American forces and allies in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe (Biden) believes we will, should and will, take necessary and appropriate measures to defend U.S. personnel, partners and allies in the region,\u201d stated White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. \u201cIran is a bad actor in the region and they have taken part in and supported and participated in problematic, extremely problematic, behavior in our view.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the strikes are coming under immense scrutiny abroad and at home. Iraqi officials are also coming out against the attacks while asserting they are a blatant violation of sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials took aim at the airstrikes by calling them a \u201ccontinuation of oppressive behavior\u201d beginning with sanctions imposed by President Trump. The officials warned Biden\u2019s decision could lead to instability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely, what the U.S. is doing is disrupting the security of the region and one victim of this instability will be the U.S. itself,\u201d said Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Democrat lawmakers are lambasting Biden\u2019s move for going over Congress\u2019 head while asserting that it\u2019s an abuse of presidential war powers. In response, analysts believe Democrats are gearing up to renew their efforts to check a president\u2019s ability to engage in military action.<\/p>\n<p>This came after Democrats took issue with another airstrike on Syria ordered by Biden in February. However, some officials support the measure. This includes former General and CIA Director David Petreus who argues Biden may have to take additional measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, force protection is one of the steps that we have to take,\u201d Petreus noted. \u201cAnd so this had to happen, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/democrats-refusal-to-maintain-calif-water-infrastructure-leaving-residents-high-and-dry\/\">Democrats\u2019 Refusal To Maintain Calif. Water, Infrastructure Leaving Residents High And Dry<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden speaks during his meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 28, 2021. 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