Biden sends a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson on the evening of the 27th
U.S. President Joe Biden said on the 27th (local time) that the United States was “ready to take further action” in response to attacks by Iran-linked groups on U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Syria.
CNN and Reuters reported that Biden said this in a letter sent to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on this day.
This comment in Biden’s letter came after U.S. warplanes conducted airstrikes in eastern Syria that day.
Biden sent a letter to the House of Representatives this evening, detailing the strike as “necessary and proportionate” and saying it was “intended to establish deterrence and was conducted in a manner to limit the risk of escalation and avoid civilian casualties.” “He wrote.
He added: “I am committed to protecting and defending our troops, to weakening and disrupting the ongoing series of attacks against the United States and our allies, and to further attacks on American personnel and facilities by Iran and Iranian-backed armed groups. “The airstrikes were ordered to deter the carrying out or support of .”
Previously, the U.S. military conducted airstrikes on two facilities near Abu Kamal, Syria, at around 4:30 a.m. on the 27th local time. It is reported that two F-16 fighter jets were mobilized in the airstrike.
John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council (NSC), said in an online briefing on the 27th (local time), “The purpose of targeting the two locations is to have a significant impact on the future activities of the IRGC and Iran-backed military groups.” said.
Coordinator Kirby claimed that the facility was a military group’s storage facility and ammunition depot and that “the main goal is to disrupt their capabilities and deter and prevent future attacks.”
“We are not interested in escalating tensions in the region,” he said. “No one wants conflict with Iran,” he said. He also emphasized that this airstrike was not related to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas.
Prior to the airstrikes, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that there were a total of 16 drone and rocket attacks on U.S. and allied forces in Iraq and Syria from the 17th to the 26th. The attacks left 21 U.S. soldiers with minor injuries, many of whom suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Source: Donga
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