AS announced by The US Defense Department on Monday 1 member of a pro-Iran militia was killed and two were injured in US Bombing of a border station inside Syria.
John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman did not said about any civilian casualties but informed that 9 buildings were destroyed in the pinpoint strike on the outpost near Albu Kamal.
According to the US military the bombed location was used by Iran-supported Iraqi armed groups.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said after the early Friday attack that 22 fighters from Iraq’s state-sponsored Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force were killed.
This US Attack was said to be in retaliation for 3 recent missile attacks on installations used by US and coalition forces in Iraq.
These attacks on US and coalition forces were believed to be done by Iran-backed militias that operate under the umbrella of Hashed al-Shaabi.
It is the first military strike in the region after Joe Biden took over the administration and was done while Biden seeks to resume negotiations with Iran over limiting its nuclear program.
According to Jen Psaki, the White House spokeswoman, Biden was ‘sending an unambiguous message that he’s going to act to protect Americans (US People)’.
