(CNN)President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria on Tuesday, a little over a week after a number of rockets struck near a military base in northeastern Syria housing US troops.
The airstrikes conducted by the US military targeted Iranian-backed groups in Deir ez-Zor Syria, US Central Command said in a statement. The strikes targeted "infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," Col. Joe Buccino, a spokesman for CENTCOM, said in the statement.
"At President Biden's direction, US military forces conducted precision airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor Syria today. These precision strikes are intended to defend and protect US forces from attacks like the ones on August 15 against US personnel by Iran-backed groups," he said, referring to last week's attacks on the Green Village base near the Iraqi border. The incident did not result in damage or injuries.
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U.S. President Biden Orders Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Groups In Syria (Update)
Statement Regarding Precision Strikes in Syria -- US CENTCOM
US airstrikes target militia-controlled areas in east Syria -- AP
US strikes Iran-backed groups' facilities in Syria after base attacks -- BBC
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militia in Syria -- DW
Biden orders airstrikes in Syria on groups backed by Iran -- The Hill
US carried out airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran-affiliated groups -- FOX News
Iran denies any link to targets hit by U.S. in Syria -- Reuters
Why the US airstrike on Iranian forces in Syria matters - analysis -- Jerusalem Post
Why does the US still have forces in Syria? -- Al Jazeera