27.10.2023, 13:01
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Zitat:Strikes by Islamists on US bases in Syria and Iraq raise fears of escalationhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...escalation
Militants linked to Iran have injured dozens of US soldiers and killed one, indicating Tehran has a network of regional proxies. [...] The attacks have been claimed by groups either directly controlled by Tehran or sharing the ideology of other groups currently fighting Israel. On Thursday, a US base at Kharab al-Jir in Syria was attacked for the second time in two days, and a base in western Iraq was also hit. [...]
More than a dozen small-scale strikes on US bases in the region have wounded 24 US soldiers and caused the death of one civilian contractor. Washington is rushing anti-missile batteries to the region to protect its principal bases and allies. [...]
One Iraq-based and Iran-supported group, believed to be a front for the long-established Kateb Hezbollah, last week issued a statement threatening attacks on US military bases in the UAE and Kuwait. Paramilitaries from militia in Syria that are controlled by Iran have been deployed close to the Golan Heights, in a further threatening move.
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Zitat:U.S. Strikes Back At Iranian-Linked Bases In Syria (Updated)https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/u-...s-in-syria
The U.S. insists the strikes are in response to attacks and separate from the Israel-Gaza crisis, but they come amid fears of a regional war.
The Pentagon says it has struck two facilities in Syria associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian-backed groups. Described as "self-defense strikes," this action was taken in retaliation for a recent spate of attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. This comes amid concerns the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict could spill over into a regional war, but the U.S. military says these strikes should not be seen as related to that crisis.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a statement late tonight about the strikes, but did not say where they had occurred, what was targeted specifically, or what American assets had been used to carry them out. Fox News has reported that a mixture of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle and F-16 Viper jets were employed.
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