On Thursday, President Biden Ordered the U.S. Central Command to conduct precision airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to conduct airstrikes. The strikes were in response to a drone attack in the United States on a U.S. The base earlier that day killed an American contractor and injured six others. U.S. Intelligence later assessed the drone to be of Iranian origin.
In a statement CENTCOM head Gen. Erik Kurilla warned that Iranian-backed militias had carried out 78 drone attacks or rocket attacks against the U.S. Since the beginning of 2021, in the region have been forces in the region and warned the U.S. Military is prepared to carry out additional strikes if there are further attacks. Videos have emerged on social media showing a series of explosions in Syria's oil-rich Deir Ez-Zor Province, an area partly controlled by Iran-linked militia groups. The Iranian government has not yet dealt with the attack.
Republican lawmakers heavily criticized President Biden's response to drone and rocket attacks, calling it "weak" and "too little, too late". Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark. ) argued that Biden should have enforced sanctions against the Iranian regime. Biden responded by saying that the US does not seek conflict with Iran but is prepared to "protect our people".
Following the retaliatory airstrikes, the U.S. The forces were hit again by rockets at a base in northeast Syria. President Biden said that the US does not seek conflict, but is prepared to take the necessary measures to defend its people. In addition, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over allegations of war crimes.
Chinese authorities raided the Office of a U.S. This week, a Beijing firm in Beijing and detained all five of its local staff members. The Mintz Group, a New York-based due diligence firm, said Friday that its employees were detained without notice and their Beijing office was closed.
On Friday, House Republicans passed an education bill that emphasizes parental rights in the classroom. Former President Trump argued early Friday morning that filing charges against him could result in “potential death & destruction” as he railed against DOJ investigation into Jan. June 6, 2021. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and a suite of other aides are being forced to testify before a grand jury hearing evidence in the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into Jan. June 6, 2021.
The incident in Syria has focused the attention on American military presence in the region, where US troops train and assist Syrian allies primarily to combat the designated terrorist group ISIS. Iran remains the primary destabilizing element in the Middle East, with the country exponentially becoming militarily more capable than it was five years ago. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL. ) introduced a resolution earlier this month to withdraw roughly 900 US troops remaining in Syria, but the measure failed to pass in the house.