U.S. Launches Strikes on Iraq and Syria in Wake of Jordan Drone AttackChris MenahanInformationLiberation Feb. 02, 2024 |
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The United States on Friday launched strikes on over 85 targets in Iraq and Syria allegedly linked to "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and Iran-backed militia groups."
"At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups," CENTCOM announced on X. "U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from United States. The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces." Unverified footage is spreading on social media allegedly showing some of the strikes:
From NBC News, "U.S. strikes more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria in initial barrage of retaliatory attacks": Syrian state television reported that the strikes killed and wounded people, but it did not specify an exact number of casualties.The U.S. and Iran don't want escalation but Israel wants the US to launch a war with Iran and so escalation is what we'll get. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |