June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
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On 28 June 2021, President Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups close to the Syria-Iraq border.[2] F-15E and F-16 aircraft were used to launch the attack in what the U.S. described as a retaliatory attack against U.S. facilities and personnel in Iraq by militia groups.[3][4] Two operational and weapons storage facilities were targeted in Syria, the U.S. military revealed in a statement.[5] Despite the U.S. not disclosing the information regarding the casualties in the attack, the SOHR stated that at least nine Iran-backed Iraqi militia fighters died, leaving many others injured.[6] Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran in a statement named four members of the Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada faction they said were killed in the attack on the Syria-Iraq border.
June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria | |
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Part of the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
Type | Air interdiction |
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Planned by | United States |
Commanded by | Joe Biden |
Target | Kata'ib Hezbollah Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada |
Date | 28 June 2021 (2021-06-28) (local time, UTC+3) |
Executed by | United States Air Force |
Casualties | 4-9 militiamen killed[1] |