February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
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
TypeAir interdiction
Location
Planned by United States
Commanded byJoe Biden
TargetFile:Kata'ib Hezbollah flag.svg Kata'ib Hezbollah
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
Date25 February 2021 (2021-02-25) (local time, UTC+3)
Executed byUnited States Air Force
Casualties12 civilians killed, 4 injured (per Kata'ib Hezbollah)[2]

At least 17 killed (per Reuters)[3]

22 militiamen killed (per Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)[4]

References

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  1. ^ Roblin, Sebastian (February 26, 2021). "Biden's Retaliatory Strike In Syria Is A Double-Edged Message To Tehran". Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via www.forbes.com.
  2. ^ "US attacks 'Iranian-backed military infrastructure' in Syria | Syria News". Al Jazeera. February 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ Stewart, Idrees Ali, Phil (Feb 26, 2021). "U.S. air strikes in Syria target Iranian-backed militia - Pentagon". Retrieved Feb 28, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Death toll update | 22 militiamen of Iraqi Hezbollah and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces in US strikes on Syria-Iraq border • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". Feb 26, 2021. Retrieved Feb 28, 2021.