US Airstrikes on IRGC Targets in Syria in Response to Iran-backed Attacks

October 27, 2023

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The attacks were in response to a series of attacks on US forces in both Iraq and Syria over the past week, according to the Pentagon

The United States military has conducted airstrikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.

The attacks were in response to a series of attacks on US forces in both Iraq and Syria over the past week, according to the Pentagon.

One of these attacks saw a US warship shoot down more than a dozen drones and four cruise missiles fired by Iranian-backed Houthis off the coast of Yemen last week.

The growing tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict have seen a surge in attacks against US and coalition troops, with at least 19 attacks reported in Iraq and Syria by Iran-backed forces during this period.

These attacks have left 21 U.S. personnel with minor injuries. News outlets also reported that one contractor had a heart attack during an attack and died.

"These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.

The airstrikes occurred at approximately 430am local time in Syria, near Abu Kamal, a town on the Syrian-Iraqi border.

Two F-16 fighter jets conducted the operation, using precision munitions. The targets of the strikes were weapons and munitions storage facilities, Reuters reported.