The U.S. military has conducted defensive precision airstrikes against three facilities near the Iraq-Syria border region Sunday evening. "As demonstrated by this evening's strikes, President Biden has been clear that he will act to protect U.S. personnel. Given the ongoing series of attacks by Iran-backed groups targeting U.S. interests in Iraq, the President directed further military action to disrupt and deter such attacks," Kirby added. The strikes took place at approximately 6 p.m. Eastern Time, or 1 a.m. local time. Sunday's airstrikes are the latest operation carried out against Iranian-backed military groups, following President Biden's first known military action in February, when an airstrike targeted a compound in Syria operated by Kait’ib Hezbollah and Kait’ib Sayyid al Shuhada.

Source: Fox News June 27, 2021 23:37 UTC