Headline Roundup • June 28th, 2021
US Air Strikes Hit Iran-backed Militias in Syria and Iraq
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Sunday, the U.S. carried out air strikes in Syria and Iraq on facilities that have reportedly been used by Iran-backed militias to engage in aerial vehicle attacks on U.S. personnel.
The air strikes have been condemned by the Iraqi government as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called the strikes "targeted and proportional" to a significant and particular threat.
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NPR (Online News)
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes Sunday on three targets in Syria and Iraq that the Pentagon said were used by Iranian-backed militias in the area.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement Sunday that the selected targets were weapons storage and operational facilities used by the militias to mount unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.
Several Iran-backed militia groups, including Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) and Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), used these particular storage facilities, Kirby said.
"As demonstrated by this evening's strikes, President Biden has been...
President Biden’s decision to order airstrikes targeting facilities near the Iraq-Syria border that have been used by Iran-backed militia groups was a clear warning to Tehran while the administration continues to negotiate to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
Lawrence J. Korb, the senior fellow at American Progress Action Fund and a former assistant secretary of defense, said in an interview that the airstrikes—carried out by fighter-bombers—were essentially Biden "serving notice" to Tehran.
"The first time he used military force was about a month after he was inaugurated," Korb told Al Jazeera. "I think it was no...
CBS News (Online)
The U.S. military on Sunday conducted airstrikes on facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region, drawing vows of retaliation from the militants and protests of a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty" from the country's military. The targets were facilities Iran-backed militias have used in unmanned aerial vehicle or drone attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq, according to a statement from Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby.
"Given the ongoing series of attacks by Iran-backed groups targeting U.S. interests in Iraq, the President directed further military action to...
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