For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Eleanor Watson and Tucker Reals contributed reporting. 8/x — David Frum (@davidfrum) May 5, 2021 I've written much about the Bush years and will write more. March 1, 2021, 11:26 AM PST. Print PDF eBook A report and opinion piece by Emerson Williams. The […] Joe Biden Accused of Hypocrisy over Syria Airstrike ... 26 Feb 2021. (photo credit: REUTERS) The predawn Friday attack by two U.S. warplanes destroyed nine buildings and damaged two others at the camp near the Iraq-Syria border town of Dair … An Iraq-Syria border crossing and destroyed buildings after airstrikes in a satellite image Friday. US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militias. Syria's foreign ministry said it "strongly condemns the cowardly American aggression". The strike in Syria follows attacks on US personnel in Iraq and is Joe Biden's first military action. Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Biden’s Pentagon Defends Syria Strikes Questioned by Democrats Jordan Fabian, Tony Capaccio and Peter Martin February 25, 2021, 7:44 PM EST Updated on February 26, 2021, 2:33 PM EST Presidential elections will be held in the Syrian Arab Republic on 26 May 2021. Past Biden and Psaki tweets resurface after Syria airstrike Feb 26, 2021 President Joe Biden and White House Press Secretary Jen Psak i are receiving backlash for past tweets attacking the Trump administration’s Middle East airstrikes after Biden approved bombardments on Syria Thursday. They must also be in accordance with the Constitution of Syria. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday that a U.S. airstrike last week in eastern Syria … Only 26 days into his presidency, President Joe Biden approved his first military action; an airstrike in Syria, demolishing several facilities and killing twenty-two. As of now, experts believe these twenty-two individuals were not civilians, but were members of militia groups. January 2021: Iran seizes a South Korean-flagged tanker in the Gulf, the first such seizure in more than a year. After Biden launched an airstrike against Iran-backed militias in Syria on Thursday, many across the political spectrum took to Twitter to note the hypocrisy in both tweets. On February 25, President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike at a location in eastern Syria against facilities the Pentagon said belonged to or frequented by Iranian-backed militiamen. How US airstrike in Syria sends message to Iran 28 Feb, 2021 10:01 PM 5 minutes to read The Biden administration appears to be sending Iran a message with the US airstrike in Syria. Iranian officials say Washington first needs to provide relief from punishing U.S. sanctions. First reports suggest minimal damage. The most recent airstrike against Iranian-backed militias was in December 2019, which hit targets in both Iraq and Syria. Past Biden and Psaki tweets resurface after Syria airstrike. The Pentagon blamed the militias for the recent rocket attacks. It's not a show or an act. Tuesday, 20 April, 2021 - 06:00. Israeli warplanes hit eastern Syria overnight, targeting Iranian militia warehouses and positions across several cities in a series of fierce air raids. According to election law they must be on 20 May for expatriates. 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Both of those diplomatic initiatives were made last week. Photo / AP. Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets dropped seven precision-guided bombs last Thursday on what the Pentagon said was a logistics hub for the Iranian-backed militias near Syria's border with Iraq. The group cited sources in Syria. Read my books: https://zacharyhubbard.selz.com/item/5c8d9302701f5d0dfcfef8b2Support my Patreon (thank you! The strike was seemingly a response to stepped-up rocket attacks by such militias that have targeted U.S. interests in Iraq, where the armed groups are based. “And I quote… ‘No one should order a military strike without fully understanding the consequences… we don’t need another war in the Middle East…,’’’ wrote freshman GOP Rep. Nancy Mace. On February 25, President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike at a location in eastern Syria against facilities the Pentagon said belonged to or frequented by Iranian-backed militiamen. A total of eight contractors were injured, two seriously enough to require evacuation. There are between 500 and 1,000 U.S. troops stationed in Syria and about 2,500 in Iraq. There was no immediate response from Iranian officials to Thursday's U.S. strike. Mosheh Gains is a Pentagon producer for NBC News. The deal, known as the JCPOA, lifted some sanctions on Iran in return for limits on its nuclear program designed to prevent it from building nuclear weapons. "Considering the recent actions and statements by the United States and three European powers, Iran does not consider this the time to hold an informal meeting with these countries, which was proposed by the EU foreign policy chief," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, according to Tehran's state-run media. U.S. airstrike targeting Iranian-backed militants in Syria was meant as a message from President Biden. Shortly after 1 a.m., the Syrian Arab News Agency reported an Israeli attack on the cities of Deir al-Zour and Bukamal in the country’s east, without mentioning deaths or damage. Sullivan: Biden ready for Iran talks, vows re... California Privacy/Information We Collect. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 03:35. / CBS News. Russia has maintained a military presence in Syria since 2015, when the Syrian government asked Moscow to assist in its fight against rebels and extremist groups. "The operation sends an unambiguous message: President Biden will act to protect American coalition personnel," Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said in a statement. Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018. Russia Says its Airstrike in Syria Killed 200 Militants. US launches airstrike against Iranian-backed forces in Syria The strike was intended to halt and deter future rocket attacks by Iranian-backed militia By Caitlin McFall , Jennifer Griffin | Fox News A senior Biden administration official said Iran's response was disappointing and that the United States remained ready to engage in "meaningful diplomacy.". ... Jan. 13, 2021 at 4:53 p.m. UTC. The U.S. on Thursday conducted its first military action under President Biden, targeting infrastructure used by Iranian-backed militant groups in Syria in response to recent rocket attacks in Iraq. I'm undertaking now a book about the whole period 1989-2021. President Joe Biden and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki are receiving backlash for past tweets attacking the Trump administration’s Middle East airstrikes after Biden approved bombardments on Syria Thursday. (photo credit: REUTERS) The Biden administration had earlier said it was unclear what the casualty toll was from the bombing raid, which was carried out in retaliation for a deadly rocket attack on a U.S.-led coalition base in northern Iraq as well as two other rocket attacks. The U.S. military will continue to assess the effects of the airstrikes carried out last Thursday, he said. U.S. launches airstrike on Iranian-backed militia in Syria The Biden administration said the seven bombs it dropped on Iran-backed militia in Syria were … I've felt I owed that. By Dan De Luce and Mosheh Gains. Kirby offered no other new information on the airstrikes. Russia Says its Airstrike in Syria Killed 200 Militants Tuesday, 20 April, 2021 - 06:00 Russian Mikoyan MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft fly above the Kremlin during the rehearsal for a military parade at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2019. The Biden administration's strike against Iranian-backed militias follows on the heels of its first diplomatic outreach to Iran regarding American hostages in the country, as well as its public offer made via European diplomats to restart talks on Tehran's nuclear program. 1 killed, 6 injured in alleged Israeli airstrike targeting Syrian coast ... MAY 5, 2021 21:56. President Joe Biden authorized his first military action on Thursday: airstrikes on facilities in Syria used by militias linked to Iran. News Family killed in Israeli airstrike against Syria. “Assad is a brutal dictator,” Psaki tweeted, “But Syria is a sovereign country.” And in 2018, then-Senator Kamala Harris, commenting on a second round of airstrikes against Syria ordered by the Trump administration, tweeted that she was “deeply concerned about the legal rationale” behind the US use of military force. David Martin is CBS News' National Security Correspondent. President Joe Biden’s recent airstrike against militia groups supported by Iran in Syria has Democrats questioning the White House’s legal authority to carry out military actions without consulting Congress, Politico reports. In his first publicly acknowledged military act as commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden orders an assault on Syria, and proves that when it comes to solving the many problems of the region, he’s no better than Trump, or Obama. On orders of President Biden, the United States has launched an airstrike on a facility in Syria. (EPA) Both officials approvingly acknowledged the selection of the location. Background. Last week the Pentagon said the bombing destroyed nine buildings and partially destroyed two others at the way station for the paramilitary groups. The airstrikes threatened to complicate a possible diplomatic opening between the United States and Iran, as Washington had said days earlier it was ready to accept an invitation from the European Union to sit down with Iran and other world powers to discuss Tehran's nuclear program. Date 26.02.2021 Related Subjects Syria , Iran , Iraq , Biden, Joe , US Election 2020 The operation was the first known use of military force by the Biden administration, which had stressed after entering office that it planned to focus more on challenges posed by China. MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Iranian militias, meanwhile, have been in Syria for years on the side of Syrian … https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/25/us-airstrike-syria-471685 A Syrian military source said that the Zionist regime carried out an airstrike against Latakia on Wednesday morning. Kataib Hezbollah, one of the main Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq, said earlier that one of its fighters had been killed in the U.S. airstrikes. The strike was in retaliation for militia recent rocket attacks both on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and U.S. troops based at the Erbil airport. Russia Says Its Airstrike in Syria Killed 200 Militants Wednesday April 21st, 2021 by ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London-based pan-Arab daily) The Russian military has announced that one of its airstrikes killed 200 militants in eastern Syria, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. U.S. carries out airstrike in Syria 03:35. Russia, a key military ally of the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, on Friday sharply condemned the U.S. airstrike targeting an Iran-allied Iraqi militia group operating in Syria. Iran-backed militias have targeted U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria for years, most recently in a rocket attack on the northern Iraqi city of Erbil last week that wounded four American contractors and one military service member. Russia Says Its Airstrike in Syria Killed 200 Militants Wednesday April 21st, 2021 by ASHARQ AL-AWSAT (London-based pan-Arab daily) The Russian military has announced that one of its airstrikes killed 200 militants in eastern Syria, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. What message Tehran took away is unclear. Response to Iranian-backed action sought to send stern message but minimise casualties US strike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman. One of the former officials said, "it is easier to send messages there as we're less exposed.". Updated: 02/25/2021 09:34 PM EST. © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. He could flip from anti-vax to pro-vax literally tomorrow. Updated on: February 26, 2021 / 7:06 PM The United States carried out an airstrike against buildings used by Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria late on Thursday night in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on US and coalition military sites in Iraq. As of this writing the exact number of killed and injured is unknown, with early reports claiming “a handful” of people were killed. U.S. carries out airstrikes in Syria against Iranian-backed militia. The Observatory said the death toll was likely to rise as some of the wounded were in serious condition. AFP contributed reporting. The strike was in retaliation for militia recent rocket attacks both on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and U.S. troops based at the Erbil airport. The airstrikes came in response to attacks on American personnel in Iraq. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group based in London, had said the U.S. raid had killed at least 22 fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi umbrella group of mostly Shia paramilitaries. First reports suggest minimal damage. In turn, Syrian state media reported that its air defenses fired on "hostile targets." The regime also targeted some positions in the coastal area, which was confronted by the Syrian army's air defenses. President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike on facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in eastern Syria on Thursday night … Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters traveling with him that he had recommended the strike to Mr. Biden, who authorized it in a phone call on Thursday morning. Updated 5:06 PM ET, Fri February 26, 2021. An administration official confirmed that the Biden team had selected the targets as part of a calibrated response meant to meant to achieve three things: Send a signal to Iran that the new U.S. president would not tolerate rocket attacks that put U.S. personnel in harm's way; avoid angering U.S. partners in Iraq who need to keep good relations with both Tehran and Washington, and avoid provoking Iran to retaliate further. Last week, a rocket attack in Erbil, northern Iraq, killed one contractor, who was not an American citizen, and injured four American contractors and one American service member. Biden called off second Syria strike after last minute warning of woman and children at target site. A U.S. airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria appears to be a message to Tehran delivered by a new American administration still figuring out its approach to the Middle East. 1 killed, 6 injured in alleged Israeli airstrike targeting Syrian coast ... MAY 5, 2021 21:56. The attack on Erbil consisted of 14 rockets, with six more left on the launcher rails. By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Nicole Gaouette, CNN. Report: Biden called off a second Syria airstrike last week Mar 4, 2021 Last week, President Joe Biden called off an airstrike in Syria after intelligence revealed last-minute that there was a woman and some children at the site, according to a Wall Street Journal report . Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018. A family, including two children, has died after Israel launched a missile attack against targets in central Syria. Feb. 25, 2021, 4:58 PM PST / Updated Feb. 26, 2021, 12:31 PM PST. President Joe Biden has said he is ready to bring the United States back into the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers if Tehran returns to compliance with restrictions on its uranium enrichment and other nuclear work. A report from a watchdog claims the victims were killed by Syria's own air defense. Feb 26, 2021. Report: Biden called off a second Syria airstrike last week Mar 4, 2021 Last week, President Joe Biden called off an airstrike in Syria after intelligence revealed last-minute that there was a woman and some children at the site, according to a Wall Street Journal report . But Iran on Sunday rejected the offer from the EU for direct talks with the United States. Two former Trump administration officials told CBS News that the al Bukamal area has been a target of scores of Israeli strikes in recent months because it is serves as a transhipment point for the Iranian-backed Shiite militias in both Syria and Iraq. The Biden administration appears to be sending Iran a message with the US airstrike in Syria. First published on February 25, 2021 / 8:17 PM. Russia, a key military ally of the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, on Friday sharply condemned the U.S. airstrike targeting an Iran-allied Iraqi militia group operating in Syria. Some of the Zionists' missiles were shot down. "What I can tell you is that we believe right now there was likely one militia member killed, and two militia members wounded," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters. In the first military strike of his presidency, Mr. Biden approved a target along the Syria-Iraq border that would serve as payback for Iran putting U.S. personnel in harm's way — but stop short of further escalating tension with Tehran as he tries to draw the Islamic Republic back into the crumbling 2015 nuclear deal. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group based in London, had said the U.S. raid killed at least 22 fighters. The strikes destroyed multiple facilities at a border control point in al Bukamal, Syria, used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups, including Kataib Hezbollah and Kataib Sayyid al Shuhada, according to Kirby. February 26, 2021. The United States conducted a military airstrike in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq on Thursday night ... 2021. The US has carried out an air strike targeting Iran-backed militias in Syria, in the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration. The group's sources said that immediately after the strikes, the Iranian-backed groups rushed to evacuate several sites in al Bukamal, fearing further U.S. attacks. IE 11 is not supported. Russian Mikoyan MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft fly above the Kremlin during the rehearsal for a military parade at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2019. Feb. 26, 202101:41. The organization, which relies on a wide network of sources on the ground in Syria and generally provides reliable information, said all of those killed were believed to have been members of the Iran-backed militias, the majority of them from Kataib Hezbollah. 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