On February 3, the United States reported that on February 2, the United States launched the largest air strikes in six years against Syria and Iraq, launching more than 125 precision-guided munitions and destroying more than 85 targets - the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and pro-Iranian militia operational command and control centers, intelligence centers, missile and drone warehouses, as well as logistics and ammunition** facilities located in Iraq and Syria.
U.S. airstrikes on Syria and Iraq lasted more than 30 minutes. According to the latest news from the British Sky News network, the US Air Force bombing crew suffered heavy casualties, with the death toll rising to 34 and more than 25 injured. Of these, at least 18 people were killed by pro-Iranian militant groups in eastern Syria alone; The "13th Tafuf Brigade" announced that "16 people were killed and 25 injured as a result of American bombing".
The U.S. airstrike was in retaliation for the attack on the U.S. military's "Tower 22" base on the Jordanian border, which occurred on January 28 and killed three U.S. troops and wounded 40.
After the airstrikes, the United States "celebrated" the successful launch of airstrikes against pro-Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, and a spokesman for the United States called the aerial bombardment of pro-Iranian militants in Iraq and Syria "successful", which was the beginning of a series of retaliatory actions. John Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. Commission, said U.S. planes participating in the operation attacked 85 targets in seven different locations (three in Iraq and four in Syria), using "about 125 precision munitions."
It is in response to an old Chinese saying "happiness begets sadness"! While the United States was "celebrating" the successful air strikes, Iraqi resistance groups issued a statement announcing an attack on the Harriel Air Base in northern Iraq, where U.S. troops are stationed, in response to retaliatory strikes by U.S. forces against multiple targets in Syria and Iraq.
In fact, these armed groups attacked three US military bases. Iraqi resistance groups used drones and rockets to attack three U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria on February 3, including the Tanf base in Syria, the Qadera village base, and the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province in western Iraq, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
On February 3, RIA Novosti, citing information from local sources, reported that the U.S. base in the Koniko gas field in eastern Syria was hit by four rockets. It is clear that the pro-Iranian militant groups chose to attack US military bases at this time mainly in retaliation for US military attacks on targets in Syria and Iraq.
Of course, Iran, as the leading big brother of the anti-US forces in the Middle East, is also taking the initiative to seek to confront the US military. On February 3, IA reported that Iran is considering expanding its military presence in the Middle East and intends to transfer the B**AR-373 air defense system to Syria. The B**AR-373 is a long-range anti-aircraft missile system launched by Iran in August 2016 that is capable of intercepting and destroying long-range air targets, including aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
So far, US military bases in the Middle East have been attacked more than 165 times by pro-Iranian armed groups, and hundreds of US troops have been injured. It is not known whether the U.S. military will start a military conflict with Iran.