According to AFP on December 26, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin said that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes on a number of military targets in Iraq on the 25th in retaliation for attacks by armed groups on U.S. forces.
Austin said in a statement that the U.S. military carried out "necessary and corresponding strikes" on three facilities of Iraq's Allah Brigade and its affiliated groups, and that "these precision strikes were a response to a series of attacks on U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Syria."
The statement said that the armed groups that attacked the US military included the Iraqi Allah Brigade, which is backed by Iran.
According to Reuters, the U.S. military ** said that in accordance with Biden's order, the U.S. military carried out an air strike at 1:45 GMT, possibly killing several members of the Iraqi Allah Brigade and destroying many facilities of the group.
It is reported that early on the 25th, a U.S. military base in Erbil, northern Iraq, was attacked by drones and some people were injured.
The Pentagon did not disclose the identity of the seriously wounded soldier and did not provide other details.
Biden was briefed on the attack and then ordered the Pentagon to respond, according to the White House committee. (Compiled by Wei Yudong).