The US President says of the recent US airstrikes in Syria: “They were carried out in a manner aimed at creating deterrence”.
US President Joe Biden briefed parliament on the recent US airstrikes in Syria after an American was killed there by a suspected Iranian drone attack. “They were conducted in a manner intended to create deterrence, limit the risk of escalation and avoid civilian casualties,” Biden wrote in a letter to Congress released Saturday (local time). Friday’s attacks were intended to protect “the safety of our personnel” and serve as a deterrent against attacks on US targets. US Presidents must inform Congress of military action – the letter is a formality.
An army contractor was killed in a drone attack on a military base in Syria, according to the US Department of Defense. The US military then launched air strikes on targets of Iranian Revolutionary Guards allies. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 19 people were killed, including pro-Iran militia and Syrian government troops. US media reported that there had been further attacks on US military facilities in northeastern Syria.
Iran denies allegations
Iran condemned US attacks on military installations in northeastern Syria. The United States’ allegations against Iran are vehemently rejected, State Department spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Saturday, according to the Isna news agency. The Iranian Security Council also denied US allegations of involvement in the drone attack on a US base in Syria. “The Americans are trying to distract from their illegal occupation of parts of Syria with untrue allegations against Iran,” Council spokesman Kejwan Chosrawi told the news portal “Nour-News”. He threatened that further US attacks on these joint bases could be answered with “adequate countermeasures”.
Alongside Russia, Iran is Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s most important ally in the civil war. His government controls about two-thirds of the fragmented country, including most of the larger cities including the capital Damascus. US soldiers were sent to Syria in 2015 to support the fight against the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS), 900 are still stationed there today – mainly in the east of the country.
Source: Stern
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