The operation was conducted in Deir Ezzor province in response to the August 15 drone strike on a US-occupied base.
The US military yesterday launched airstrikes in areas of eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militias in response to the August 15 drone strike on US forces from its Green Village base near the Iraqi border. Central Command spokesman Colonel Joe Buccino said in a note that the bombings, approved by President Joe Biden the day before, were necessary to protect and defend US personnel.
Without identifying targets or naming victims, the statement described the attacks as “proportionate and deliberate actions” aimed at limiting the likelihood of escalation and minimizing the risk of casualties. The Iranian government, as well as Syrian state media, did not immediately recognize the operation in Deir Ezzor.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which opposes the regime of Bashar el-Asad, and the activist group Deir Ezzor 24, reported that the bombings took place in the Ayash camp, led by the Fatimiyoun group, composed of Shia fighters from Afghanistan. At least six Syrian militants and foreign fighters have been killed, the Observatory said.
The Aug. 15 drone attack, reportedly launched by Iran-backed militias, targeted the Al-Tanf garrison, a compound run by US forces and US-backed Syrian opposition fighters in eastern Syria, whose forces entered the Arab country. in 2015 to support Allied forces in their fight against Islamic State.
Deir Ezzor, meanwhile, is a strategic province bordering Iraq and containing oil fields. Iranian militia groups and Syrian troops control the area and have been the target of Israeli air strikes in the past.
Yesterday’s shelling targeted infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, including a cluster of bunkers used for ammunition storage and logistical support.
According to Buccino, the attack targeted 11 of the 13 bunkers, although the attack was ultimately carried out in only 9 of them, excluding 4 of the warehouses, as information from military intelligence detected the presence of people in two of them and could not be sure. that the other two were free of humans.
The United States has handed over its position to the EU on the final draft by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, to reactivate the nuclear deal with Tehran. “I can confirm that we have received the response from the US and forwarded it to Iran,” said State Secretary for the Twenty-seven Nabila Massrali yesterday. The Brussels proposal is the latest step to reach a consensus after the pact signed in 2015 collapsed in 2018 following former President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to break it and re-impose sanctions on the regime.
Source: La Verdad
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