The United States army reported on Monday (11) that it attacked nine targets in Syria associated with Iranian groups.
In a statement, the US military said the strikes were against two locations in Syria, in response to several attacks on US bases in the country in the last 24 hours.
The US occasionally carries out strikes against Iranian-linked targets in Iraq and Syria.
In February, they launched air strikes in both countries against more than 85 targets linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and militias supported by it, in retaliation for a deadly attack on US troops.
“These attacks will reduce the ability of Iranian-backed groups to plan and launch future attacks against United States and Coalition forces,” the US military said following the latest actions.
The Americans have 900 troops in Syria and another 2,500 in neighboring Iraq, on a mission to advise and help local forces trying to prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State, which in 2014 seized large areas of both countries but was later defeated.
The US has sent warships and fighter planes to the region since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began on October 7 to try to deter Iran and other supporters of the group.
U.S. forces also helped shoot down Iranian projectiles fired at Israel this year.
Understand the escalation in conflicts in the Middle East
Iran’s missile attack on Israel on October 1 marked a new stage in the regional conflict in the Middle East. On one side of the war is Israel, with support from the United States. On the other, the Axis of Resistance, which receives financial and military support from Iran and has a series of paramilitary groups.
There are seven conflict fronts currently open: the Islamic Republic of Iran; Hamas, in the Gaza Strip; Hezbollah, in Lebanon; the Syrian government and the militias operating in the country; the Houthis, in Yemen; Shia groups in Iraq; and different militant organizations in the West Bank.
Israel has soldiers on three of these fronts: Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In the other four, it carries out aerial bombings.
The Israeli Army began a “limited ground operation” in Lebanon on September 30, days after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a bombing of the group’s headquarters in the Beirut suburb.
The Israel Defense Forces say they have killed virtually the entire Hezbollah chain of command in similar bombings carried out in recent weeks.
On September 23, Lebanon had its deadliest day since the 2006 war, with more than 500 victims.
At least two Brazilian teenagers died in the attacks. Itamaraty condemned the situation and called for an end to hostilities.
With the increase in hostilities, the Brazilian government announced an operation to repatriate Brazilians in Lebanon.
In the West Bank, the Israeli military is trying to dismantle groups opposed to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
In the Gaza Strip, Israel seeks to eradicate Hamas, responsible for the October 7 attack that left more than 1,200 people dead, according to information from the Israeli government. The Israeli operation killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by the Israeli Army on October 16, in the city of Rafah.
This content was originally published in United States attacks targets linked to Iran in Syria on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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