Updates: US, Allies Carry Out Multiple Strikes On Iranian-Backed Groups In Yemen, Iraq
New airstrikes targeted 3 facilities used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq.
YEMEN - On January 22nd, at 11:59 p.m. local Sanaa time the United States alongside the United Kingdom, and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands carried out strikes on 8 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, according to U.S. Central Command.
New strikes also targeted three facilities used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq.
The strikes are part of an ongoing international effort to respond to “increased Houthi destabilizing and illegal activities in the region,” according to CENTCOM.
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said in a statement today that the United States continues to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and defend against attacks on American forces in both Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed groups.
Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Strikes in Iraq Today
Jan. 23, 2024
Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq.
These precision strikes are in direct response to a series of escalatory attacks against U.S. and Coalition personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-sponsored militias.
I am grateful for both the skill and professionalism with which our personnel planned and conducted these strikes and the continued efforts of our troops on the ground as they work with regional partners to further dismantle and degrade ISIS.
The President and I will not hesitate to take necessary action to defend them and our interests. We do not seek to escalate conflict in the region.
We are fully prepared to take further measures to protect our people and our facilities. We call on these groups and their Iranian sponsors to immediately cease these attacks.
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