After carrying out an aerial bombardment in Syria on Tuesday, the American army announced on Wednesday August 24 that it had again carried out a military operation to respond to strikes having targeted it in northeastern Syria.
“US forces today responded to rocket fire at two sites in Syria, destroying three vehicles and the equipment used to launch some of the rockets”said in a press release the command of the American army for the Middle East (Centcom).
‘Initial assessments indicate that two or three people suspected of being Iranian-backed militants who carried out one of the attacks were killed during the US response’continues the press release.
Hundreds of American soldiers are still deployed in northeastern Syria as part of the anti-jihadist coalition responsible for fighting, with their Kurdish allies from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) group.
CENTCOM forces respond to attempted coordinated rocket attacks at Conoco, Green Village bases in northeast Syria… https://t.co/DgvwJJ2raP
“The United States does not seek to enter into conflict with Iran”
Tuesday, the United States announced that it had bombed pro-Iranian militia bases in the east of the country. These strikes were aimed at “facilities used by groups affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards”, according to the US military. The Revolutionary Guard Corps, considered the Iranian regime’s ideological army, is on the US blacklist of “terrorist groups”. Iran then denied any link with the armed groups targeted by these airstrikes.
The rocket attacks began on Wednesday around 7:20 p.m. local time. “in the perimeter” of the American base of Conoco then in that of Green Village, specified the Centcom. A “member of the armed forces” was slightly injured, and received treatment before returning to work, and two others suffered “minor injuries”according to the press release.
US forces used helicopters to respond to this rocket fire in a “proportionate and intentional”writes the US military. “The United States does not seek to enter into conflict with Iran, but we will continue to take the necessary measures to protect and defend our people”is still stated.
“The new aggression of the US military against the Syrian people is a terrorist act against groups and fighters fighting against the occupation and who have no affiliation with Iran”Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said earlier on Wednesday.