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25 Feb, 7 tweets, 5 min read
BREAKING: US launches airstrike against a target in #Syria "used by multiple #Iran|ian-backed militias" US official confirms to @VOANews

US official says the strike was designed to prevent future attacks & in response to recent attacks on US, coalition forces
NEW: Pentagon confirms airstrikes launched late Thursday on the orders of @POTUS "in response to recent attacks against American & Coalition personnel in #Iraq, and to ongoing threats to those personnel"
Per @PentagonPresSec, the US strikes targeted "multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of #Iran|ian-backed militant groups, including #KaitibHezbollah (KH) & Kait’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS)"
US military response vs #Iran|ian-backed militias in #Syria "was conducted together w/diplomatic measures, including consultation w/Coalition partners" per @PentagonPresSec
"The operation sends an unambiguous message: President Biden will act to protect American and Coalition personnel" per @PentagonPresSec
More: @PentagonPresSec in statement US has "acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation in both eastern #Syria and #Iraq"
NEW: @DeptofDefense @PentagonPresSec statement on US airstrike vs #Iran|ian-backed militia facilities in eastern #Syria

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