US President Joe Biden announced the start of a military operation in the Middle East in response to an attack by militants on the US base in Jordan.
Details of Biden's statement on the start of the military operation
The American leader noted that last Sunday these American soldiers were killed in Jordan "by a drone launched by militant groups with the support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)".
Earlier today (Friday, ed.) I attended the dignified return (body, ed.) of these brave Americans at Dover Air Force Base, and I spoke with each of their families, he said.
Biden said that at his direction, the US military struck targets in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and its affiliates "are using to attack American troops."
Our response began today. This will continue at times and places that we choose, the American president said in a statement.
At the same time, Biden added that the United States does not seek a conflict in the Middle East "or anywhere else in the world."
But let all those who can harm us know: if you harm an American, we will respond, he emphasized.
What is known about the US airstrikes in response to the attack on the base in Jordan
On January 28, the American military base "Tower 22" in Jordan was attacked by drones. According to the Pentagon, as a result of this attack, more than 40 American soldiers were injured, and three more soldiers were killed.
The US Defense Ministry noted that, according to preliminary data, the Kataib Hezbollah group, which is supported by Iran, was involved in the attack.
The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, threatened to respond to the attack "at a convenient place, at a convenient time." And US President Joe Biden said that Iran was responsible for this attack. The American leader noted that he had already decided on retaliatory measures.
In the evening of February 2, it became known that Iranian facilities in Syria were attacked from the air by American forces. The Central Command of the US Air Force announced the launch of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and related militias — on more than 85 targets.
The U.S. military added that targets included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, missile and drone storage facilities, as well as logistics and munitions supply chain facilities of militia groups and the IRGC, which " facilitated attacks on US and coalition forces."
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