Iraq and Syria have warned US President Joe Biden that the US could face retaliation after Washington launched strikes on military targets in the countries.
This comes after three US soldiers were killed by a drone strike on Tower 22 base in Jordan. Iran denied any involvement in the attack but President Biden blamed one of Tehran’s proxies.
As a result, Biden has given the go-ahead for US forces to strike military targets in Iraq and Syria.
He added that this is just the beginning of US efforts to quell terror groups in the region.
Biden said: “This afternoon, at my direction, US military forces struck targets at facilities in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia use to attack US forces.
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Syrian State TV said that “several” people had been killed and injured “as a result of the American aggression on several sites at the Badia and the Syrian-Iraqi border”.
On Saturday, Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed to have hit the al-Harir airbase hosting American forces in northern Iraq with a drone strike.
However, three security sources in the US have said that there is no evidence of said strike.
The situation in the Middle East has shown no signs of calming as Israel continues to bombard Gaza, where 27,000 people have been killed.
The military campaign started after Hamas’ terror attack in Israel on October 7, where 1,200 civilians were killed and over 200 hostages were taken to Gaza.
The Houthis in Yemen have caused more chaos by attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea, threatening to disrupt international trade.
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