US Forces Strike More Than 85 Targets Amid Military Response Against Iran

“Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces struck targets in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia use to attack U.S. forces.

We do not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world

But to all those who seek to do us harm: We will respond.” – tweets President Biden

At 4:00 p.m. (EST) on February 2, the United States Central Command conducted a series of airstrikes against Quds Force and its affiliates in Iraq & Syria

United States aircraft used in the attacks included long-range bombers flown from the US mainland

The airstrikes, which employed more than 125 precision munitions were a response to past attacks on American forces alleged to be undertaken by Iranian proxies

The facilities targeted in the airstrike include command & control operation centers, intelligence centers, rockets, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) storages and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of IRGC-sponsored militias.

Source: Defcon Alerts