US Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes On Iranian-linked Militia Targets In Iraq - Foreign Affairs - Nairaland
US Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes On Iranian-linked Militia Targets In Iraq - Foreign Affairs - Nairaland The US conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops in the Middle East. The retaliatory strikes – which lasted 30 minutes and were successful, according to the White House – came in response to a drone strike by Iran-backed militants on a US military outpost in Jordan on Sunday, which killed three US service members and wounded more than 40 others. President Joe Biden said in a statement that the US military response “will continue at times and places of our choosing.” “The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. But let all those who might seek to do us harm know this: If you harm an American, we will respond,” Biden said. The strikes on Friday ...