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BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military has launched strikes on dozens of sites manned by Iran-backed fighters in western Iraq and eastern Syria in retaliation for a drone strike in Jordan in late January that killed three U.S. service members and wounded dozens. A deadly strike on the desert outpost known as Tower 22 in Jordan near the Syrian border further increased tensions. The Euphrates River cuts through Syria into Iraq, with U.S. troops and American-backed Kurdish-led fighters on the east bank and Iran-backed fighters and Syrian government forces to the west. He said the strikes also hit an area inside the town of Mayadeen known as “the security quarter.”Iraqi government spokesperson Bassim al-Awadi said the border strikes killed 16 people and caused “significant damage” to homes and private properties. There have been no new attacks by the Houthis since the U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made it clear the U.S. will strike back after a deadly drone attack killed three service members and wounded more than 40 at a small base in Jordan over the weekend. On Tuesday, Biden bluntly said “yes” when asked if he'd decided how to respond to the attack. Target options range from inside Iran, including on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, to Iranian ships at sea and Tehran-backed militia groups and key militant leaders in Iraq and Syria. HIT MILITIA GROUPS AGAINThe most likely move would be to hit Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria again. Hawkish Congress members said Biden should directly target Tehran for the deadly attack on the base in Jordan.

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With a power vacuum and years of civil conflict following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, militias grew and multiplied in Iraq, some supported by Iran. While he came to power with the Iranian-backed groups' support, he also wants continued good relations with the U.S. and has backed the ongoing presence of American troops in his country. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a meeting with al-Sudani this month, warned of consequences if Iranian-backed militias continued to attack U.S. facilities in Iraq and Syria. An official with one of the Iranian-backed militias said al-Sudani put “great pressure” on the militias not to carry out attacks during Blinken's visit. But the U.S. military response to the attacks on its forces has been minimal.

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☆ Israelul a atacat poziţii iraniene din Siria, pe baza informaţiilor oferite de SUA: Ofensiva s-a soldat cu zeci de morți
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Conform oficialului american, secretarul de Stat american, Mike Pompeo, s-a întâlnit înaintea operaţiunii cu Yossi Cohen, directorul Serviciului secret israelian Mossad, la un restaurant din Washington. Artileria antiaeriană siriană a reacţionat la unele atacuri. Conform organizaţiei Observator Sirian pentru Drepturile Omului (OSDO), au fost efectuate 18 raiduri aeriene, vizând obiective militare siriene, poziţii iraniene din Siria, baze ale organizaţiei şiite Hezbollah şi ale Brigăzilor Fatemiyoun. Cel puţin 40 de persoane au fost ucise, inclusiv nouă militari sirieni, iar alte zeci au fost rănite în atacurile atribuite Israelului, au declarat surse militare. Israelul efectuează frecvent bombardamente în Siria, vizând poziţii militare iraniene sau transporturi de armament destinate mişcării islamiste şiite Hezbollah.

Persons: Mike Pompeo, Yossi Cohen, Israelul Organizations: Associated, Times, american, Hezbollah Locations: Siriei, Israel, Mossad, Washington, Zour, israelian, Siria, Israelului

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