February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria

February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
Part of the 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis and the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
Location of Deir ez-Zor Governorate in Syria
TypeAir Interdiction
Location
Imam Ali military base, Abu Kamal, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria[1]
Planned by United States
Commanded byJoe Biden
Target Kata'ib Hezbollah
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
Date25 February 2021 (2021-02-25) (local time, UTC+3)
Executed byUnited States Air Force
Casualties1–22 militiamen killed[a]
Several wounded[2]

On February 25, 2021, the United States military carried out an airstrike on a site which it believed to have been occupied by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias operating from across the border in eastern Syria.[5][6] The unilateral operation was in retaliation for multiple rocket attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq ten days prior[7] and was the first known offensive military operation carried out under U.S. president Joe Biden.[8][9]

  1. ^ Roblin, Sebastian (February 26, 2021). "Biden's Retaliatory Strike In Syria Is A Double-Edged Message To Tehran". Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via www.forbes.com.
  2. ^ a b "US attacks 'Iranian-backed military infrastructure' in Syria | Syria News". Al Jazeera. February 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ Stewart, Idrees Ali, Phil (Feb 26, 2021). "U.S. air strikes in Syria target Iranian-backed militia - Pentagon". Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved Feb 28, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Death toll update | 22 militiamen of Iraqi Hezbollah and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces in US strikes on Syria-Iraq border • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". Feb 26, 2021. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved Feb 28, 2021.
  5. ^ De Luce, Dan; Gains, Mosheh; Gubash, Charlene; Welker, Kristen (26 February 2021). "U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia". NBC News. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ Romo, Vanessa (February 25, 2021). "U.S. Launches Military Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militants In Syria". NPR. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ Starr, Barbara; Liebermann, Oren (February 26, 2021). "US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militia structures". CNN. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Joe Biden orders airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in Syria". ABC News. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  9. ^ "U.S. targets Iranian-backed militias in Syria with airstrikes". CBS News. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).