| June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria | |
|---|---|
| Part of the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
.svg) Location of Deir ez-Zor Governorate in Syria | |
| Type | Air interdiction |
| Location | |
| Planned by |  United States |
| Commanded by | Joe Biden |
| Target |  Kata'ib HezbollahKata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada |
| Date | 28 June 2021 (local time, UTC+3) |
| Executed by | United States Air Force |
| Casualties | 4-9 militiamen killed[1] |
On 28 June 2021, President Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups close to the Syria-Iraq border.[2] F-15E and F-16 aircraft were used to launch the attack in what the U.S. described as a retaliatory attack against U.S. facilities and personnel in Iraq by militia groups.[3][4] Two operational and weapons storage facilities were targeted in Syria, the U.S. military revealed in a statement.[5] Despite the U.S. not disclosing the information regarding the casualties in the attack, the SOHR stated that at least nine Iran-backed Iraqi militia fighters died, leaving many others injured.[6] Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran in a statement named four members of the Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada faction they said were killed in the attack on the Syria-Iraq border.
- ^ "US strikes at Iraqi-Syrian borders – Seven members of Al-Hashd al-Shaabi killed and military post destroyed in US air attack on Iranian militia". 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Biden orders U.S. airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria". Axios. 28 June 2021.
- ^ "US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq". AP News. 27 June 2021.
- ^ "U.S. warplanes strike Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria". Reuters. 27 June 2021.
- ^ "US carries out air raids on Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq". Al Jazeera. 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Death toll update Nine militiamen of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces killed in US airstrikes near Syria-Iraq border". The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 28 June 2021.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search