February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
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On 2 February 2024, the United States Air Force launched a series of airstrikes targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran-backed militia groups located in Iraq and Syria. The attack was launched in retaliation against a drone strike carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeting US troops in Jordan the week before, which killed three U.S. troops.
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February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria | |
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Part of the attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present) and spillover of the Israel–Hamas war | |
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Target | Iranian Revolutionary Guards[1] Liwa al-Tafuf[2] Popular Mobilization Forces Kata'ib Hezbollah[3] Islamic Resistance in Iraq Liwa Fatemiyoun[4] |
Date | 2–7 February 2024 (5 days) |
Executed by | United States |
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Casualties | 54–55[lower-alpha 1] killed |
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