On November 26, 2024, the US military conducted a strike against a weapons storage facility belonging to an Iranian-aligned group in Syria. This action was taken in response to an attack on American forces that occurred the previous day.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a statement on social media platform X, indicating that the purpose of the strike was to “degrade their ability to plan and launch future attacks on US and Coalition forces” involved in missions targeting the Islamic State (ISIS). CENTCOM reported that there were no civilian casualties following an assessment of the strike.
The US military maintains approximately 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in Iraq as part of an international coalition that began operations in 2014 to combat the Islamic State group.
Since the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, pro-Iranian groups have frequently targeted US forces in Iraq and Syria. The United States has responded multiple times to these attacks with strikes against Iran-backed groups.
