February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria

February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Part of the attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present) and spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
Location	Iraq and Syria
Target	Iranian Revolutionary Guards; Liwa al-Tafuf; Popular Mobilization Forces; Kata'ib Hezbollah; Islamic Resistance in Iraq; Liwa Fatemiyoun
Date	2–7 February 2024; (5 days)
Executed by	United States United States Air Force; United States Army; Specific units: United States Armed Forces United States Air Force Two B-1B Lancers (Bomber); A-10C Thunderbolt IIs (Attack aircraft); F-15E Strike Eagles (Fighter); ; United States Army UH-60 Black Hawks (Helicopter); ; ;
Outcome	US conducts 125 airstrikes targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and allied militias; More than 80 of the 85 targets were destroyed or rendered inoperable (US claim); Iran-backed groups halt attacks on US forces;
Casualties	54–55 killed

On 2 February 2024, the United States Air Force launched a series of airstrikes targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran-backed militia groups located in Iraq and Syria. The attack was launched in retaliation against a drone strike carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeting US troops in Jordan the week before, which killed three U.S. troops.

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^ "Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander". Reuters. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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^ Cabral, Sam (4 February 2024). "US launches more strikes against Houthis in Yemen". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ Rasheed, Ahmed; Azhari, Timour (7 February 2024). "Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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