9 mjesec pre"This is the start of our response," @SecDef says in new statement
9 mjesec preJordanian aircraft are also slated to join in the US operation and have been assigned targets - WSJ
9 mjesec prePOTUS: "Our response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing."
An Iraqi security source: Bombing the Al-Tafuf command headquarters in the residential complex in the Akashat area
PMF 13th brigade operations headquarters was targeted in Akashat, western Iraq
Airstrikes targeted the security square belonging to the IRGC militias in the outskirts of Al-Tamo neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Al-Mayadeen in eastern Syria
The recent strike that targeted the Syrian-Iraqi border points moments ago hit a military vehicle that was smuggled through the PMS crossing from the military passage in the Al-Humeida area near the Syrian village of Al-Hari. The military vehicle was carrying weapons
9 mjesec preThe moment of the USAF airstrikes on Al-Qaim, western Iraq
CENTCOM Statement on U.S. Stikes in Iraq and Syria. At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from United States. The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations, centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aired vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces
Airstrikes targeting Ayash warehouses in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zur
B1 bombers involved in the strike, per DOD official: The U.S. has begun retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Initial reports of airstrikes targeted Qaim, western Iraq
Renewed U.S. raids on sites in Al-Qaim
Two new raids target military sites in Al-Quria and Al-Bukamal in Deir ez-Zor
U.S. strikes have targeted multiple facilities in Iraq and Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the militias it backs, officials say
Airstrikes just moments ago targeted the outskirts of Al-Mayadeen city in eastern Syria, hitting the Haydariya farms with 4 missiles. A barracks for personnel and a checkpoint at the gate were hit. Simultaneously, the Qouriyah desert east of Deir ez-Zur was bombarded
Air strikes now on the desert of Al-Mayadeen, east of Deir ez-Zur
Fox News, according to an American official: The strikes are the beginning of a long campaign to target Iranian agents in Iraq and Syria
Syrian media: The U.S. attack targeted 12 sites in Al-Mayadeen, Al-Bukamal, and the vicinity of the Al-Qaim crossing
Iranian media: 10 killed in the recent bombing of Deir ez-Zor
Local sources: Bombing on joint points of Syrian forces and Iranian-backed forces in the town of Ayyash in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, Syria.
Airstrikes, believed to be Israeli, at Al-Bukamal and Al-Mayadin and Deir Ez Zor ongoing now
Drone activity in the border areas of Syria and Iraq, complete evacuation of border points by Iranian-backed militias
Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria are issuing a direct order to personnel on the borders between Syria and Iraq to vacate the border points immediately
Biden arrives in Delaware to receive the bodies of soldiers killed in an attack on an American base in Jordan
B-1 bombers departed from Lakenheath Air Base in UK on a mission directed towards the Middle East
The US Treasury announces new sanctions related to Iran
CENTCOM: On Feb. 1, at approximately 5:00 a.m. (Sanaa time), CENTCOM forces engaged and shot down one UAV over the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries or damage reported. Later the same day, at approximately 10:30 a.m., CENTCOM forces conducted strikes and destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi explosive uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) in the Red Sea. U.S. forces identified the USV heading toward the international shipping lane and determined it presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region. U.S. Forces subsequently struck and destroyed the USV in self-defense resulting in significant secondary explosions. There were no injuries or damage reported.Then, at approximately 12:45 p.m., two anti-ship ballistic missile were launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen likely towards the M/V Koi in the Red Sea. The missiles impacted in the water without hitting the ship. There were no injuries and no damage reported to the M/V Koi or coalition ships in the area. M/V Koi is a Liberian flagged, Bermuda-owned cargo ship. CENTCOM’s actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels
What Iran-backed "Houthis are doing is an int'l crime. They are trying to sink ships that have nothing to do with Israel," @SecDef said, urging Iran to stop supplying Houthis with weapons
The US Secretary of Defense calls on Iran to stop supplying the Houthis with weapons
Austin, commenting on the latest statement by the Iraqi "Hezbollah Brigades": Actions are everything and we will see what happens in the future
.@SecDef in briefing says the U.S. response to the attack on Tower 22 will be "multi-tiered.""We have the ability to respond a number of times, depending on what the situation is."
In the call with his Iranian counterpart, the Egyptian Foreign Minister expressed concern about the growing military tensions in the Red Sea
CBS, according to American officials: Approval of plans to strike targets in Iraq and Syria that will last for days and include Iranian facilities and personnel
Reuters, citing sources: Iran informed Syria of its concern about the leakage of information after its advisors were targeted
Reuters: Iran withdraws its senior officers from Syria after the Israeli attacks
9 mjesec preCENTCOM: Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile and Iranian UAVs Shot Down in Gulf of Aden
