The United States plans to undertake further strikes after the killing of three U.S. troops by Iranian-backed militias last weekend, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
The United States conducted airstrikes on Iraqi and Syrian targets associated with Iran s Revolutionary Guard and its supported militias, responding to an attack on a U.S. military site in the Middle East. Approximately 30,000 U.S. troops are deployed across the region, with bases in countries like Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, stationed with the respective countries government permissions, primarily focus on combating ISIS but have faced attacks from Iran-backed groups
Defence secretary Lloyd Austin said US conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataeb Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq. | World News