According to abc news:
BBC ADDS
We have some confirmed details now from the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
They say American forces launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups at 16:00 EST (21:00 GMT).
- More than 85 targets were hit.
- Numerous aircraft, including long-range bombers flown from the United States, were involved.
- More than 125 precision munitions were used.
Targets included command and control operations, centres, intelligence centres, rockets, and missiles, and drone storage sites, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups.
The U.S. on Friday began retaliatory strikes in the Middle East, likely against Iran-backed militants for a drone strike on an American base in Jordan last Sunday that killed three U.S. service members.
Dozens of other American troops were wounded in the drone attack on the Tower 22 base near Jordan’s border with Iraq and Syria. The U.S. says Iran is responsible for funding and arming the militants while Iran has denied involvement.
President Joe Biden had quickly warned that America would respond, escalating involvement in the Middle East after months of trying to contain tensions from boiling over into a broader war in the region.
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Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
US military strikes have started in Syria, official says
U.S. military strikes in retaliation for a deadly attack on a U.S. base in Jordan have begun in Syria, a U.S. official confirms.
-ABC News’ Luis Martinez