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US strikes Syria in ‘self-defense’ – Pentagon

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President Joe Biden has ordered the US military to strike two facilities in eastern Syria.

US forces have launched multiple airstrikes on unspecified military installations in Syria, the Pentagon said on Thursday, claiming the operation was a response to recent attacks against illegal American outposts by armed groups allegedly “affiliated” with Iran.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the “self-defense” strikes, ordered by President Joe Biden, hit “two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)” and related groups, but stressed that they were not related to ongoing fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants.

“These narrowly tailored strikes in self-defense were intended solely to protect and defend US personnel in Iraq and Syria,” he claimed in a statement, adding that the mission was “separate and distinct” from the hostilities in Gaza.

The Pentagon chief went on to declare that Washington “does not seek conflict,” but would respond to “Iranian-backed attacks against US forces,” vowing to take “further necessary measures to protect our people.”

Up to 1,000 US troops are currently deployed in Syria, occupying key oil fields and Euphrates River crossings with the support of a Kurdish-led militia. The government in Damascus has repeatedly protested that their presence violates international law.

The announcement on Thursday night came just hours after the US military said it would deploy 900 more troops somewhere in the Middle East to shore up its “force protection capabilities.”

The Pentagon confirmed at least three more attempted drone and rocket attacks on US bases across Iraq and Syria, following a series of strikes in recent weeks. Most recently, US forces were targeted in Iraq on Thursday, but according to officials the attack failed. Since October 17, US troops have been targeted a total of 16 times, according to US Central Command.

Washington has also dispatched naval assets to the Middle East amid soaring regional tensions due to the latest flare-up in Gaza, including two aircraft carrier strike groups and an amphibious assault ship carrying 2,000 Marines and sailors.

Officials have said the deployments are intended to deter Tehran and militia groups from taking part in the fighting or stoking a broader war, and Austin insisted the strikes in Syria do not mark a “shift in our approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict.”

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    • the mediterrenian could be a trap for the
      US navy. Gibraltar is watched by the UK, but still it is an easy place for an ambush.
      Suez canal is also very easy to block, so no escape this way

    • Thanks for posting this.
      Especially disturbing was the still photo of the blood sacrifice of a young woman…
      Hence, I have sent this to EVERY U.S. SENATOR AND CONGRESSIONAL CRITTER!!!!
      Also made highlighted reference to what constitutes Treason as outlined in the article…
      These behaviours by the so-called ‘chosen / elect’ are exactly why the Russians ran them out of Khazaria in 925AD which is now western Russia and all of the Ukraine.
      With the CIA forecasting the unsustainability of Israel as a ‘nation-state’ due to the water running out, they forecast that Israel will cease to exists as a nation by 2035. The Deagel Forecast says something different.
      Almost ALL Americans living overseas moved out of the U.S. because they saw what was actually running the country, and were too small in number to effect change. The last election showed that even that no longer works in favour of the people there…
      And, the Yanks living here and overseas are extremely PISSED-OFF at the Zionist / Talmudic- morphed government and country that the U.S. has become. Many of them are speaking out from abroad, and are probably more disgusted and angry than the citizens are in their host countries where they are Permanent Residents or Dual Nationals.
      Please don’t be hostile or nasty to the Yanks here, as they probably left the U.S. due to being harassed and targeted by the PTB, and Law Enforcement that has been trained by Israel for speaking out and then being profiled. And, they are most likely serving humanity as activists against the Talmudic Zionist-controlled NWO.
      The Dinesh Souza movie ‘Police State’ (see on Rumble) points this all out! And Zionism is behind it all!
      Essentially, we are ALL Palestinians now…!

  1. The U.S. is in Syria UNINVITED!
    The reason that the U.S. is there is to protect the oil wells that the military generals have vested interest in via stock and options, along with members of the U.S. Congress!
    They’re making millions by stealing Syrian Oil.
    THAT may soon change…!

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