U.S. Military Began Retaliatory Attacks In Iraq & Syria

U.S. military forces carried out a series of retaliatory attacks against Iran-backed militants in Iraq and Syria in response to a drone attack in Jordan on Sunday that killed three American soldiers and injured at least 40 more service members. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1753530829160976442 From the Washington Post:

U.S. Central Command said that American forces, using long-range bombers flown from the United States and other aircraft, hit more than 85 targets affiliated with the Quds Force, a powerful unit of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC), and local militias it supports. Among the including command centers, intelligence sites and drone storage sites.

The operation appeared to mark the opening of what officials have said would be a multi-day campaign aimed at various targets close to Iran, which the Biden administration has blamed for spiraling bloodshed following the start of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, including a drone attack Sunday that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens more at a remote outpost in Jordan.

Read the full report here. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1753550132488941759