![]() ![]() In suspected R9X attacks, such as the 2017 strike that killed a deputy al-Qaida leader in Syria, the roofs of targeted cars are torn through with clean lines across a multitude of cuts, while the rest of the vehicle remains intact. The scenes after attacks differ greatly, depending on the type of drone used.ĭrones carrying explosives would leave smoldering rubble or even a crater, depending on the size of the munition. In theory, this helps direct the weapon at a specific person and prevents wider casualties. Analysts say that instead of a standard explosive warhead, the R9X has six rotating blades that pop just before the missile hits a target. government has released few public details about the the R9X Hellfire, which comes from a class of anti-tank missile used across the U.S. The CIA, which is believed to have conducted R9X strikes including the one that killed al-Zawahri, declined to comment. Air Forces Central, which oversees the Middle East, said it didn’t have any information that its forces carried out any strike in Marib. officials said they were a training facility and safe house near the cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin.U.S. military aircraft struck two facilities in eastern Syria U.S. And we are absolutely serious about that.” If the attacks against our forces don’t decrease or stop, we will take additional measures.I think we’re going to do everything we can to protect our troops. We are going to do everything in our power to make sure that it doesn’t happen. To this point, we don’t think that that’s happened. So, in terms of deterrence overall, our goal is to make sure that the conflict that’s in Gaza doesn’t expand and become a region-wide conflict. Īustin said, “We are responding to a number of attacks against our forces and these are defensive strikes.They are not connected to what Israel is doing in its efforts against Hamas. personnel in Iraq and Syria by the -Quds Force” and related groups. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was a response “to a series of attacks against U.S. Air Force F-15E jets struck a storage facility for weapons in eastern Syria U.S. strikes led to a "cautious calm" in the Deir Ezzor area. The United States has around 900 troops in northeastern Syria to keep pressure on the remnants of the militant Islamic State group and support the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Militias affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards have a heavy presence across Syria, particularly around the border with Iraq and south of the Euphrates in Deir Ezzor province, where the U.S. The Syrian foreign ministry criticized the "brutal" attacks that it deemed a violation of its territorial integrity and vowed to "end the American occupation." Aftermath presence in Syria was an excuse to continue its occupation and loot Syria's national wealth, including its energy resources and wheat. of violating international law and Syrian sovereignty. ![]() strikes rose to 19, with three Syrian regime soldiers and 16 members of Iran-backed forces, including 11 Syrian nationals, killed. strikes, Iran-backed militias launched rocket attacks on American and coalition forces, leading to more strikes by coalition warplanes. troops in Iraq and Syria by the IRGC- Quds Force and related groups. officials called a response to attacks against U.S. jets struck a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria in what U.S. The strikes were designed to be proportional and minimize the risk of escalation and casualties. would respond quickly and decisively if its personnel were threatened. Their objective was to show that the U.S. On 25 March 2023, President Joe Biden authorized and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered retaliatory strikes to protect U.S. As a result, it killed an American contractor and injured five soldiers and a second contractor. Local time (UTC+03:00), a kamikaze drone, allegedly of Iranian origin, attacked a coalition base at Abu Hajr airfield near Ramlan, al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria. See also: March 2023 Northeastern Syria clashes aircraft struck two more sites in Syria in response to attacks on U.S. officials said the strike was a response to attacks against U.S. jets struck a facility for storing weapons in eastern Syria U.S. officials said this was in response to attacks against U.S. military struck facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Syria in response to a drone attack that killed a US contractor in northeastern Syria on 23 March 2023. The United States conducted several air strikes on targets in Syria in 2023. 25 March: 19 killed (3 Syrian-regime soldiers and 16 members of Iran-backed forces, including 11 Syrian nationals) ![]()
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