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US strikes Iraq and Syria in retaliation for Jordan drone attack | US News

Jessica KwongPublished Feb 2, 2024, 9:59pm|Updated Feb 2, 2024, 10:00pm

US Central Command posts a video on Jan. 22, 2024. Caption reads: U.S. Forces, Allies Conduct Joint Strikes in Yemen As part of ongoing international efforts to respond to increased Houthi destabilizing and illegal activities in the region, on Jan. 22 at approximately 11:59 p.m. (Sanaa / Yemen time), U.S. Central Command forces alongside UK Armed Forces, and with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted strikes on 8 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen. These strikes from this multilateral coalition targeted areas in Houthi-controlled Yemen used to attack international merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region. The targets included missile systems and launchers, air defense systems, radars, and deeply buried weapons storage facilities. These strikes are intended to degrade Houthi capability to continue their reckless and unlawful attacks on U.S. and U.K. ships as well as international commercial shipping in the Red Sea, Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden. These strikes are separate and distinct from the multinational freedom of navigation actions performed under Operation Prosperity Guardian. — (Picture: CENTCOM/X)

The US has launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in its first retaliatory move for the drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.

Airstrikes began against Iran-backed militants in both Middle Eastern countries on Friday, according to a Defense Department official.

The US’s strikes came five days after the drone attack on the Tower 22 base close to Jordan’s border with Iraq and Syria.

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