On the 2nd local time, Biden issued a statement saying that under his instructions, the U.S. military attacked the facilities and targets used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated militias in Iraq and Syria to attack the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria.
On the same day, the U.S. ** Command issued a statement saying that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes on more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and its affiliated militias, in retaliation for the recent attack on the U.S. military base in Jordan.
The statement said that the US military used many aircraft, including long-range bombers taking off from the United States, and used more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities attacked included the command and control operations center, the intelligence center, rocket and missile, unmanned aerial vehicle warehouses, and logistics and ammunition chain facilities of the militia and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sponsors.
Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces: The US military attack violated Iraq's sovereignty.
Yahya Rasul, spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, issued a statement saying that the US airstrikes violated Iraq's sovereignty and undermined Iraq's efforts, and would plunge Iraq and the surrounding region into unforeseen consequences and bring a catastrophic blow to the security and stability of Iraq and the region.
According to Al Jazeera, citing sources in the Iraqi security services, the US attack on the operational command of the Iraqi militia group Popular Mobilization Group has killed three members of the group and two civilians, and injured 15 others. This figure has not yet been officially confirmed by Iraq.
Syrian state news agency: U.S. airstrikes have killed 13 people According to the Syrian state news agency, U.S. military airstrikes on several strongholds in Deir ez-Zor province in Syria caused a power outage in Deir ez-Zor province. Syrian state television said 13 people had been killed in the attack. Most of the targets attacked by the US military had already been evacuated ahead of the airstrikes.
In addition, according to Syrian television, shortly after the US airstrike, the US military base in Koniko, in Deir ez-Zor, was hit by rockets, which caused a fire.
U.S. Senior**: The U.S. military will continue military operations in the Middle East in the coming days.
On the 2nd local time, John Kirby, spokesman for the White House Committee, said that the US military operation in the Middle East on the 2nd was aimed at targets previously related to the attack on the US military, in order to convey a message to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the attack on the US military base must be stopped.
Kirby said that Iraq** learned of the attack before the United States announced the launch of military operations on the evening of the 2nd, and the United States does not know how many militants were killed or wounded, and the United States military operations will continue in the next few days.
Iranian Analysts: U.S. and Western Interventionism Has Caused Chaos in the Middle East Iranian analysts pointed out that the U.S. military's continued violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and Iraq is a major factor that further exacerbates regional instability. Iranian experts believe that the United States must correct its erroneous Middle East policy, including interfering in regional affairs and stopping hegemony and bullying.
It is also widely believed that Iran has not issued any instructions to the regional resistance forces, and the United States has no clear evidence to prove that Iran planned the attack on the US military base, so the only way to restore peace and stability to the regional situation is to properly resolve the Palestinian-Israeli issue and stop the interference of the United States and the West in regional affairs.
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