The American military launched powerful strikes on Kataib Hezbollah facilities in response to the attack on US bases in Iraq and Syria.
States attacked enemy targets in Iraq: what is known
The US Secretary of Defense chief, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed this information.
According to the latter, the order to attack was given directly by the head of the White House, Joe Biden.
Today (December 26 — ed.), at the direction of President Biden, the US armed forces carried out necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and its affiliated groups in Iraq, Lloyd Austin emphasized.
The head of the Pentagon added that these strikes were a response "to a series of attacks on American personnel in Iraq and Syria" by militants supported by Iran.
First of all, we are talking about the attack on the US airbase in Erbil.
Such American retaliatory strikes are aimed at undermining and weakening the capabilities of Iran-linked militants who are directly responsible for these attacks, the US Secretary of Defense explained.
What is known about the terrorist attack on the American airbase in Erbil
As Lloyd Austin officially confirmed, as a result of the terrorist attack on the American air base in Erbil, which took place on December 25, three US servicemen were wounded, one of whom is in critical condition.
…The President (Joe Biden – Ed.) and I will not hesitate to take the necessary steps to protect the United States, our troops, and our interests. There is no higher priority, the Pentagon chief said.
According to him, Washington seeks to escalate the conflict in the region and will make only the necessary decisions.
We are committed and fully prepared to take the next steps necessary to protect our people and our facilities," Lloyd Austin concluded.
