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US strikes Iran-affiliated targets in Syria & Iraq in response to Jordan attack
WASHINGTON — US B-1 bombers led airstrikes on more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the militias it backs across Syria and Iraq on Friday night in retaliation for a drone attack that killed three US soldiers at a base in Jordan last Sunday. US warplanes dropped more than 125…
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The road to war with Iran is paved with good intentions and serious miscalculations
An airstrike likely carried out by Israel kills five Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers in Damascus on Jan. 20, and Tehran retaliates through Iraqi proxies with missiles against al-Asad Airbase in Iraq. While most of the missiles were intercepted, some evaded air defenses and hit the base, causing traumatic brain injuries to at…
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Illicit Iranian programs targeted by sanctions and criminal charges, US says
Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images/File Iranians stand under an Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Shahed-136, during a rally to mark the 44th anniversary of the Victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, at Azadi (Freedom) Square in the west of Tehran on February 11, 2023. Washington CNN … Continue Reading News Source: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/02/02/politics/illicit-iranian-programs-targeted-us-measures/index.html
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US Bolsters Defenses Around Jordan Base as It Readies Response to Drone Attack
washington — The U.S. has bolstered defenses at a base in Jordan that was attacked by Iran-backed militants as it prepares for a wider U.S. response to the drone attack that killed three service members, a U.S. official said Friday. Even as a larger U.S. military response seemed imminent, some Iran-backed factions pledged to continue…
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US conducts aerial attacks in Syria, Iraq
The US airstrikes are being carried out in retaliation for the three US soldiers killed in a drone strike on January 28 for which the Iraqi Islamic Resistance group claimed responsibility. More than 40 US soldiers were wounded in the drone attack on the US base Tower 22 located in Jordan. According to the media…
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Biden confirms US attacks in Syria, Iraq: media
The US airstrikes are being carried out in retaliation for the three US soldiers killed in a drone strike on January 28 for which the Iraqi Islamic Resistance group claimed responsibility. More than 40 US soldiers were wounded in the drone attack on the US base Tower 22 located in Jordan. According to the media…
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US begins its retaliatory attacks in Syria, Iraq: media
The US airstrikes are being carried out in retaliation for the three US soldiers killed in a drone strike on January 28 for which the Iraqi Islamic Resistance group claimed responsibility. More than 40 US soldiers were wounded in the drone attack on the US base Tower 22 located in Jordan. According to the media…
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Contradicting reports on US attacks on areas in east Syria
The US airstrikes are being carried out in retaliation for the three US soldiers killed in a drone strike a few days ago for which the Iraqi Islamic Resistance group claimed responsibility. More than 40 US soldiers were wounded in the drone attack on the US base Tower 22. According to the media reports, the…
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US airstrikes reportedly hit areas in eastern Syria
The US airstrikes are being carried out in retaliation for the three US soldiers killed in a drone strike a few days ago for which the Iraqi Islamic Resistance group claimed responsibility. According to the media reports, the US aerial attacks have focused on the Syrian eastern province of Dair Al Zawr. The UK-based Syrian…
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Contradicts reports on US airstrikes on Iraq-Syria areas
TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – There are unconfirmed reports of United States airstrikes on areas in eastern Syria at the shared border with Iraq on Friday night. Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com
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