US airstrikes goal Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq

The US army, below the path of President Joe Biden, carried out airstrikes Sunday towards what it stated had been “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” close to the border between Iraq and Syria.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated the militias had been utilizing the amenities to launch unmanned aerial car assaults towards US troops in Iraq.Kirby stated the US army focused three operational and weapons storage amenities — two in Syria and one in Iraq.He described the airstrikes as “defensive,” saying they had been launched in response to an “ongoing series of attacks by Iran-backed groups targeting US interests in Iraq.”“The United States took necessary, appropriate, and deliberate action designed to limit the risk of escalation — but also to send a clear and unambiguous deterrent message,” Kirby stated.READ: Ex-Mossad chief indicators Israel attacked Iran nuclear assetsALSO READ: Joe Biden hails Israel-Hamas ceasefire, sees ‘opportunity’ in buidling peace in Middle East