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The U.S. military carried out strikes on three sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq on Dec. 25 after an attack wounded American personnel earlier that day, Austin has said.

The U.S. military has launched strikes on three installations in Iraq targeting what it said was a terrorist group backed by Iran that Washington has accused of a series of attacks on American personnel, including one Monday that left three people injured.
"At President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and d groups in Iraq,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement late Monday.


In a separate statement, U.S. Central Command said "early assessments indicate that these U.S. airstrikes destroyed the targeted facilities and likely killed a number of Kataib Hezbollah militants.” Centcom added that there were no indications civilian lives were affected.

The Christmas Day strikes followed what the White House described as a drone attack on U.S. forces in northern Iraq that wounded three service , including one critically. U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed on that attack on Christmas morning and, in an afternoon call with Austin and other national security officials, ordered the retaliatory response.

The back-and-forth underscores the risk of the Israel-Hamas war widening into a broader conflagration. Iran said an Israeli air strike in Damascus on Monday killed a senior commander of its Revolutionary Guard.

Meanwhile, the U.S. has assembled a coalition of militaries willing to help protect Red Sea shipping lanes after a number of vessels came under attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels based in Yemen. Iran has denied that it is helping the rebels attack commercial ships.

Kataib Hezbollah is an Iraqi insurgent group backed by Iran that has been designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. since 2009, according to the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. The insurgent group, also known as the Hezbollah Brigades, took credit for the attack on U.S. troops, the White House said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back on international criticism of the continuing war in Gaza, saying peace will only be possible when Hamas, which killed 1,200 people when it attacked Israel on Oct. 7, is destroyed. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says Israeli attacks have since killed more than 20,000 people.

In a column late Monday in the Wall Street Journal, Netanyahu also said Gaza needs to be demilitarized and Palestinian society "deradicalized.” He wrote that eliminating Hamas "is the only proportional response to prevent the repeat of such horrific atrocities.”

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/26/world/us-iraq-drone-attack-troops/

Nice. Israel did theirs in Syria and took out the Iran general, US did theirs a while ago and took out some Iran backed terrorist. But they won't give up their attack. This is only to hold them back a bit. Terrorists are hard-headed beasts.

Note the attack was reported to have hit about 3 US official so this is a payback strike. Have fun watching. Victory to Israel, USA war against terrorist and terrorism!

US and Israel should be careful with Iran, unless they want the entire middle east to burn.

You don't provoke a regional power like iran

USA might have their evil side but without them, Islamic terrorists would have overrun the world.
The volume of money control by these extremists is just sickening.

God1000:
US and Israel should be careful with Iran, unless they want the entire middle east to burn

Shut your mouth dude!
You must reckon the US and Israel are blabbermouths like Iran who chat on the media for laughs. ISRAEL warns you and they chase you.

Iran has been backing terrorist to do sneaky strikes but when US hits back everyone starts to moan and sob. Look how a single strike from US wiped out these TERRORISTS yet all their attack on US base can't even make a scratch. Don't rile up a sleeping lion.

Iran is a bloody wimp with their hollow threats, they are only good at funding terrorists. If they cock up they will sure get their arse kicked.

Botragelad:

Shut your mouth dude!
You must reckon the US and Israel are blabbermouths like Iran who chat on the media for laughs. ISRAEL warns you and they chase you.

Iran has been backing terrorist to do sneaky strikes but when US hits back everyone starts to moan and sob. Look how a single strike from US wiped out these TERRORISTS yet all their attack on US base can't even make a scratch. Don't rile up a sleeping lion.

Iran is a bloody wimp with their hollow threats, they are only good at funding terrorists. If they cock up they will sure get their arse kicked.

okay, I'm not in anyway ing Iran and its proxies but we saw what happened in 2020 when US killed general Qasem Soleimani


Israel is pushing US into problem in the middle east

God1000:
okay, I'm not in anyway ing Iran

I don't give a toss. You sound like a wimp who would leg it when your enemy endangers your life. The only way to handle Islamic terrorist is to go the brutal way.

It's tit for tat. You don't smile with these blokes. They are brainwashed and would do anything for their faith!

God1000:
okay, I'm not in anyway ing Iran and it's proxies but we saw what happened in 2020 when US killed general Qasem Soleimani

Nothing happened. Empty barrel makes the loudest noise. Iran!

Kingosytex:
USA might have their evil side but without them, Islamic terrorists would have overrun the world.
The volume of money control by these extremists is just sickening.

Islamist terrorist can never overrun the world even without the USA.

I sometimes wonder the level of stupidity the people suffer from starting a war they know from day one they can never win.

Yet, more stupid are the ones you see defending them and some claiming Iran to destroy Israel and the US at a sneeze.

Botragelad:

I don't give a toss. You sound like a wimp who would leg it when your enemy endangers your life. The only way to handle Islamic terrorist is to go the brutal way.

It's tit for tat. You don't smile with these blokes. They are brainwashed and would do anything for their faith!

just know that whatever happens in the middle east will affect oil and gas prices in Nigeria

The world is already dealing with numerous challenges as a result of Russia-Ukraine war

God1000:
just know that whatever happen in the middle east will affect oil and energy prices in Nigeria

Ooh piss off mate!

Botragelad:

Nothing happened. Empty barrel makes the loudest noise. Iran!

Yeah, The pink heart trump gave to US service men from the green zone (most heavily fortified us military zone) attacked by Iran in 2020 was because of the empty barrels.

Maybe you should find out who backed out of the potential world war III, first.

Merry Christmas from all of us, to all of us, with all of us.

Javalord000:


Yeah, The pink heart trump gave to US service men from the green zone (most heavily fortified us military zone) attacked by Iran in 2020 was because of the empty barrels.

Maybe you should find out who backed out of the potential world war III, first.

Merry Christmas from all of us, to all of us, with all of us.

Okay. And?

God1000:
US and Israel should be careful with Iran, unless they want the entire middle east to burn

End time war! War war war war everywhere

Nice one


More bombs to the terrorist

Kingosytex:
USA might have their evil side but without them, Islamic terrorists would have overrun the world.
The volume of money control by these extremists is just sickening.

Including Government funds stolen and diverted to finance terrorism.

From Nigeria and all around Islamic inflicted nations

Kingosytex:
USA might have their evil side but without them, Islamic terrorists would have overrun the world.
The volume of money control by these extremists is just sickening.

The critical question you should ask is who created these groups: AlQeada, AlNusra, IS, MEK, FSA, etc..

Take a time to check the records and history of these groups including Hamas. They were mostly created as proxies to undermine a government and, or the country as a whole.

They do all go roque because they discover the duplicity of their sponsors.

US is fighting everywhere, Iraqis are in their country which US is illegally occupying and claiming self defence

Again

Say no to war

This tactic obviously is not working.

This same approach to fighting terrorism is not working.

Kingosytex:
USA might have their evil side but without them, Islamic terrorists would have overrun the world.
The volume of money control by these extremists is just sickening.

Fact

God1000:
US and Israel should be careful with Iran, unless they want the entire middle east to burn.

You don't provoke a regional power like iran

Iran (Babylon) can do nothing.... It's already fallen

Launch one in Northern Nigeria

It's needed there, terrorists infested zone

God1000:
am a fool for chasIng rats while my house burns. US and Israel should be careful with Iran, unless they want the entire middle east to burn

Fanatic spotted

US na Ur mate