• Thursday’s US airstrikes in Syria were the first military operation during Joe Biden’s presidency
  • The US military operation was retaliatory in nature and Washington’s reaction was to “the recent attacks on American targets in Iraq and the threats against the United States.”
  • This is the first attack in two months on Western military or diplomatic installations in Iraq, where about 2,500 people are currently stationed. American soldiers
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As the Pentagon spokesman explained in a statement John KirbyThe US military operation was retaliatory in nature, and Washington’s reaction was “to the recent attacks on American targets in Iraq and the threats against the United States.”

The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that at least 17 fighters were killed in a US Air Force attack on Thursday.

Kirby also stressed that “President Joe Biden’s decision to launch air strikes in Syria came in consultation with US allies.” “The military activities were accompanied by diplomatic efforts,” he added.

A Pentagon spokesman said, “The operation sends a clear message that President Biden will act to protect US and coalition personnel.”

Retaliatory attack

The US leadership affirms that it has done everything to ensure that the measures taken are balanced. “Our goal is to reduce the escalation of tensions in northern Syria and Iraq,” the statement said. Pentagon Released Thursday evening.

He explains that the attacks targeted facilities used by Shiite militias linked to Iran: the Hezbollah Brigades, one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in Iraq, and the Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades that are particularly active in Syria.

On February 15, the air base where US forces are stationed was bombed in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. A civilian cooperating with the US military was killed and five people were killed, including an American soldier.

Later this week, officials in Washington said they did not know the group that carried out the attack. But they stressed that Iranian-backed Shiite groups in the past were responsible for missile attacks against US personnel or facilities in Iraq.

This is the first attack in two months on Western military or diplomatic installations in Iraq, where about 2,500 people are currently stationed. American soldiers. Less than a week later, another missile was fired at the base. Another attack took place on Monday – this time against US facilities located in the so-called Green Zone Baghdad.

American policy toward Iran

Just over a year ago, after the bombing of bases in Iraq, US President Donald Trump authorized an attack in which a general was killed. Qassem SoleimaniCommander of the Iranian Elite Forces in Jerusalem. As a result, at the beginning of the year, Iran and the United States were on the brink of a major direct military conflict.

In the first weeks after Biden’s inauguration, the new administration in Washington essentially emphasized the need to pay more attention to the challenges China faces in terms of its foreign policy priorities. In the context of Middle East policy, the most talked about is the possible return of the United States to the international nuclear agreement with Iran.

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