February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
On February 25, 2021, the United States military carried out an airstrike on a site which it believed to have been occupied by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias operating from across the border in eastern Syria. The unilateral operation was in retaliation for multiple rocket attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq ten days prior and was the first known offensive military operation carried out under U.S. president Joe Biden.
| February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria | |
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| Part of the 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis and the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
Location of Deir ez-Zor Governorate in Syria | |
| Type | Air Interdiction |
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| Planned by | United States |
| Commanded by | Joe Biden |
| Target | Kata'ib Hezbollah Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada |
| Date | 25 February 2021 (2021-02-25) (local time, UTC+3) |
| Executed by | United States Air Force |
| Casualties | 1–22 militiamen killed Several wounded |
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Battles and operations
Major insurgent attacks
Cross-border operations
Iranian–U.S. conflict
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