Wednesday 13/November/2024 – 04:03 AM
She declared US Central Command forces CENTCOM reported carrying out strikes against a weapons storage facility and logistical headquarters of an Iranian-backed militia located inside Syrian territory.
Destruction of Iranian ammunition stores in Syria
The US Central Command revealed, in a statement published on its official account on the X website: These strikes came in response to a missile attack on American personnel at the Al-Shaddadi patrol base.
It added that there was no damage to American facilities and there were no casualties among American or partner forces during the attack.
The American command confirmed in its statement that these strikes will weaken the ability of Iranian-backed groups to plan and launch future attacks on American and coalition forces present in the region to carry out operations to defeat ISIS.
She continued: “We have made clear that attacks on American personnel, forces, and partner facilities will not be tolerated and that we reserve the right to defend ourselves. US Central Command, along with our regional partners, will aggressively pursue any threat to US forces and their allies.”
