On Friday, militant groups aligned with the Islamic Republic of Iran struck a second U.S. base in Northeast Syria.
The attack followed a rocket barrage that impacted another American garrison earlier that day after President Biden ordered a series of strikes against Iranian-affiliated targets in Syria.
The strikes from Biden followed an attack by an Iranian-made drone that killed a U.S. contractor and injured six others.
At least one U.S. service member was injured in Friday’s attacks.
By Friday evening, heavy air force activity was reported in northeastern Syria.
Task & Purpose further reports:
The head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla said in a statement that “We are postured for scalable options in the face of any additional Iranian attacks.”
Around 900 U.S. troops are currently deployed to Syria as part of an ongoing mission combating Islamic State militants, with roughly 2,500 troops in Iraq as well. In 2022, U.S. forces conducted 108 missions alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, as well as 14 “unilateral” missions in Syria, resulting in 159 suspected ISIS fighters being captured and at least 220 killed, according to CENTCOM.
The incident Thursday isn’t the first time coalition bases in Syria have been targeted by drone attacks this year. In January, two drones were shot down while a third struck a building on a base in Syria’s al-Tanf region, wounding two members of the Syrian Free Army. Last month Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. forces in Syria.
“I think that an enduring defeat of ISIS and continuing to support our friends and allies in the region … I think those are important tasks that can be done,” Milley said during his visit.
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this just in, biden says if iran does this 22 more times, they’ll tell mommy!!!
Hey Joe ….are you “woke” to the fact that the Iranians figured you and your administration out after your fiasco withdrawal in Afghanistan?
They are even attacking your basess in Syria with your own abandoned munitions you senile Putz.!
…do you even remember the Afghanistan fiasco? You directed it….do you even remember this morning…?
It’ll get better. He simply hasn’t had his pudding yet,
joe called and asked that gender training be postponed today due to the need to perform military actual duties. JMO
The biggest Democrat clown show ever is resident in Washington DC, namely the Biden Administration! Joe Biden heads an all-star cast of executive and cabinet level clowns that make any circus performing in the world feel jealous.
Previous USA administrations (Republican and Democrat) have learned that when confronted with terrorism or attacked by a foe, a counterattack is made with overwhelming force, not proportional force! Proportional force shows weakness and invites more attacks.
Joe Biden is always falling down airplane steps because of his oversized clown shoes!
Mush Mind said, the US “… is prepared to “act forcefully to protect our people.” I sure wish he felt the same way about the terrorists, deadly drugs, and sex traffickers that are streaming into the country across our southern border that affect our citizens!
“I think that an enduring defeat of ISIS and continuing to support our friends and allies in the region … I think those are important tasks that can be done,” Milley said during his visit.
I think, I think – does anyone in the idiot administration actually havee the capability of thinking??? I highly doubt it, and then millyvanilly to make moronic statements about the defeat of ISIS and friends in the area – the ONLY friends in the area as far as I am concerned is Israel, , tho bidumdum is doing his darndest to alienate that country!
Hit IRAN Directly when their puppets strike at us ! Make sure they get the message that we will not take their backing the militant groups !
Wait, TaaRump said he destroyed ISIS!
Actually, TaaRump left enough ISIS alive to use as an excuse to stay in Syria for several reasons.
1- Overthrow Syrian President Assad and remove Russian and Iranian support.
2- Drive Russian Navy out of the warm water naval base at Tartus.
3- Support the Kurdish region attacked by Turkey, Iran and Iraq!
4- Block proposed Iranian pipeline route near US base at Al-Tanf, Syria.
5- Donald Trump: US left troops in Syria ‘only for the oil’
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