Pentagon said the U.S. airstrike carried out in Syria last week killed 1 member of an Iranian-backed militia and injured 2 others
Mar 2, 2021
On Monday, Kirby made clear the purpose of the strike was to prevent militia groups from using the compound for future attacks on Americans in Iraq as well as send a message that the United States will defend its allies. Two F-15E Strike Eagles dropped seven precision-guided munitions in the strikes Thursday which completely destroyed nine facilities and partially destroyed two others in Abu-Kamal near a control point used by Kait’ib Hezbollah and Kait’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, among other Iran-backed groups.
