Amid Congressional Push to Scrap AUMF, Biden Orders Another Strike Against Iran-Backed Militias By Patrick Goodenough | June 27, 2021 | 9:11pm EDT
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over Iraq. (File photo by Suzanne Jenkins/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – For the second time since taking office, President Biden on Sunday authorized what the Pentagon described as “defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region.”
“The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement.