On February 2, U.S. **Biden and First Lady Jill Biden and Secretary of Defense Austin attended the handover ceremony of the remains of three Americans killed in the drone attack on a Jordanian military base at Dover Air Force Base, and met with the families of the three soldiers killed in Jordan. Subsequently, the retaliatory actions of the US military began.
The U.S. command said in a statement that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes on the "Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and its affiliated militias" in Iraq and Syria. The targets are spread across seven locations with more than 85 targets. The U.S. military dispatched B-1 bombers from Ben, and more than 125 precision munitions were used in the air strikes. The facilities attacked included command and control operations, centres, intelligence centres, rocket and missile, unmanned aerial vehicle depots, and logistics and ammunition chain facilities for militias and their IRGC sponsors.
U.S. ** Joe Biden Statement After Attacks on Iraq and Syria: Three U.S. soldiers were killed in Jordan last Sunday by a drone fired by a militant group backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Earlier today, I attended the solemn return of these brave Americans at Dover Air Force Base, and I spoke with each and every one of their families. This afternoon, at my direction, U.S. forces attacked facilities in Iraq and Syria that were used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated militias to attack U.S. troops. Our response begins today. It will continue at a time and place of our choosing. The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. But let all who may be trying to hurt us know: if you hurt the Americans, we will respond.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement: "Additional actions have been directed to hold the IRGC and its affiliated militias accountable for attacks by U.S. and coalition forces." These will unfold at a time and place of our choosing. We do not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else, but ** and I will not tolerate an attack on the US **. We will take whatever is necessary to defend the United States, our forces, and our interests.
In a statement, the spokesman for the Iraqi armed forces, Rasul, condemned the attacks as a violation of Iraq's sovereignty, which undermined Iraq's efforts and could drag Iraq and the region into undesirable consequences, the outcome of which would have a terrible impact on the security and stability of Iraq and the region.
Iran's Ibrahim Raisi said: We have said many times that we will not start any war; But if an oppressive country or force wants to bully us, the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond strongly. Iran's regional military capabilities do not pose a threat to any country, but rather a credible security for the region**.
Sheikh Akram al-Kabi, the leader of the pro-Iranian group Nujaba in Iraq, said that US threats will not frighten his organization, and any targeted targets will be responded to appropriately. They will continue to attack US troops until they withdraw from Iraq and Israel stops its operations in Gaza.
The retaliatory attack was a response to a drone attack by Iranian-backed militants on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan on Sunday, according to two U.S.** and hinted at the possibility of more action in the coming days. The United States is very confident in precision strikes against targets. Sims, director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said: "Initial indications are that we hit what we wanted to hit, and then there were some secondary ** related to ammunition and logistics locations.
We will continue to see how the subsequent events develop. February** Dynamic Incentive Program