President Biden ordered retaliatory strikes against the militias whose attacks in Erbil this month killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.
Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times
Published: 26 Feb 2021 11:38 AM BdST
Updated: 26 Feb 2021 11:38 AM BdST US President Joe Biden delivers remarks to Defense Department personnel during a visit to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, February 10, 2021. REUTERS
The United States on Thursday carried out an airstrike in eastern Syria against structures belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militias responsible for recent attacks against US and allied personnel in Iraq. );
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President Joe Biden authorized the strikes in response to the rocketing in Iraq and to continuing threats to U.S. and coalition personnel, said John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, who spoke with reporters travelling with Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin III in California.