The US Department of Defense said on Monday (March 1) that a member of a pro-Iran militia was killed and two others injured in last week's raid on a crossing point in Syria.
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby did not mention possible civilian casualties but said nine buildings were destroyed in the raid near Boukamal, not far from the Iraqi border with the northeast. Syrian.
The US military said the location was being used by Iranian-backed Iraqi armed groups.
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We believe there was probably one militiaman killed and two wounded,
" said John Kirby.
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We will continue to assess the situation (...) and if that changes, we will keep you informed,
" he added.
Shortly after Friday's attack, carried out before dawn, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) reported that "
at least 22 fighters from pro-Iran Iraqi militias had perished, all members of the Hachd al -Chaabi
”, a coalition of paramilitaries integrated into the Iraqi state for months.
The raid, the first operation of its kind for the Joe Biden administration, was carried out as a warning sign after a series of anti-US attacks in Iraq.
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This was done for two purposes: to take away from them this complex that they were using as a point of entry and control, from Syria to Iraq,
" said John Kirby.
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And secondly, to send a very strong message that we will not tolerate attacks against our Iraqi nationals and partners.
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