The United States has carried out strikes on three Hezbollah targets in Iraq in response to an attack on US US military bases in Iraq and Syria. According to UNN, this is stated in a statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on December 25.
By order of by President Biden, the U.S. military conducted necessary and proportionate strikes against three targets used by Kata'ib Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq. in Iraq. These precision strikes are in response to a series of attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-sponsored militias, including an an attack by the Iranian-affiliated Qaeda Hezbollah and related groups groups on the Erbil air base
According to the statement, three American servicemen were wounded in the attack in Erbil, one of whom is in critical condition. One of them is in critical condition. condition. Austin added that the United States does not seek to escalate the conflict, but will take the necessary measures to protect its own interests.
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