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Part of the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
Type | Air interdiction |
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Planned by | United States |
Commanded by | Joe Biden |
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Kata'ib Hezbollah Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada |
Date | 28 June 2021 (2021-06-28) ( local time, UTC+3) |
Executed by | United States Air Force |
Casualties | 4-9 militiamen killed [1] |
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Major insurgent attacks Cross-border operations Iranian–U.S. conflict |
On 28 June 2021, President Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups close to the Syria-Iraq border. [2] F-15E and F-16 aircraft were used to launch the attack in what the U.S. described as a retaliatory attack against U.S. facilities and personnel in Iraq by militia groups. [3] [4] Two operational and weapons storage facilities were targeted in Syria, the U.S. military revealed in a statement. [5] Despite the U.S. not disclosing the information regarding the casualties in the attack, the SOHR stated that at least nine Iran-backed Iraqi militia fighters died, leaving many others injured. [6] Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran in a statement named four members of the Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada faction they said were killed in the attack on the Syria-Iraq border.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi condemned the air attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security". [7] Meanwhile, Syrian state media ( SANA) reported that an air missile attack after midnight on residential houses in the countryside of Abu Kamal, presumably by American warplanes, killed a child and injured three civilians. [8]
Hours later, U.S. forces in Syria came under fire, following the U.S. strikes on the Syria-Iraqi border. [9] Pro-Iranian militias fired rockets at the American base at Al-Omar Oilfield in Syria in response to U.S. airstrikes. [10] The U.S. coalition responded by firing heavy artillery on Iranian-backed Militias Positions around Al-Mayadin. [11] [12] There were no injuries sustained during the attack, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, Col. Wayne Marotto disclosed. [13] [14]
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June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria | |
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Part of the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
Type | Air interdiction |
Location | |
Planned by | United States |
Commanded by | Joe Biden |
Target |
Kata'ib Hezbollah Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada |
Date | 28 June 2021 (2021-06-28) ( local time, UTC+3) |
Executed by | United States Air Force |
Casualties | 4-9 militiamen killed [1] |
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Major insurgent attacks Cross-border operations Iranian–U.S. conflict |
On 28 June 2021, President Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups close to the Syria-Iraq border. [2] F-15E and F-16 aircraft were used to launch the attack in what the U.S. described as a retaliatory attack against U.S. facilities and personnel in Iraq by militia groups. [3] [4] Two operational and weapons storage facilities were targeted in Syria, the U.S. military revealed in a statement. [5] Despite the U.S. not disclosing the information regarding the casualties in the attack, the SOHR stated that at least nine Iran-backed Iraqi militia fighters died, leaving many others injured. [6] Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran in a statement named four members of the Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada faction they said were killed in the attack on the Syria-Iraq border.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi condemned the air attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security". [7] Meanwhile, Syrian state media ( SANA) reported that an air missile attack after midnight on residential houses in the countryside of Abu Kamal, presumably by American warplanes, killed a child and injured three civilians. [8]
Hours later, U.S. forces in Syria came under fire, following the U.S. strikes on the Syria-Iraqi border. [9] Pro-Iranian militias fired rockets at the American base at Al-Omar Oilfield in Syria in response to U.S. airstrikes. [10] The U.S. coalition responded by firing heavy artillery on Iranian-backed Militias Positions around Al-Mayadin. [11] [12] There were no injuries sustained during the attack, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, Col. Wayne Marotto disclosed. [13] [14]
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