Statement from Biden following airstrikes in Iraq and Syria!
US President Joe Biden announced that they began responding today to the base attack by targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated militia groups in Syria and Iraq, and that this response will continue at "times and places of our choosing."
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US President Joe Biden issued a written statement regarding the attack on an American base on the Syria-Jordan border on January 28.
Biden argued that the attack, which killed 3 US soldiers, was carried out by militia groups supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and noted that he had just attended the funeral ceremony for the soldiers in question.
Regarding the response they would give to this attack, he stated, "This afternoon, at my direction, US military forces struck targets at facilities in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia use to attack US forces. Our response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing."
Noting that the US is not seeking military conflict in the Middle East, Biden emphasized that they will nevertheless respond to those who target American soldiers.