Posted on 02/27/21
| News Source: i24
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US President Joe Biden cautioned Iranian leaders to "be careful" and that they should view his decision to authorize US airstrikes in Syria as a warning if it continues to allow Tehran-backed militia groups to attack US interests and personnel in the region.
“You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,” Biden said when asked what message he had intended to send with the airstrikes, according to the Associated Press.
A war monitor said at least 22 Iranian-backed fighters were killed in the operation that struck three trucks loaded with munitions coming from Iraq near the Syrian frontier town of Albu Kamal.
The US Defense Department said, however, that the attack destroyed several buildings in eastern Syria that were not intended to cause casualties.
It was the first US military action targeting such groups since Biden took office five weeks ago and came just as Washington had opened the door to resuming negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program. Read more at i24