US launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Yemen | BBC News

The US has launched strikes on 85 targets in Syria and Iraq, in response to a drone attack on a US military base that killed three soldiers.

Last Sunday, three US soldiers were killed and more than 40 personnel injured in a drone attack at a US base in Jordan.

The White House blamed Iran and vowed a "very consequential response", while Iran has denied involvement, calling the accusations “baseless”.

Meanwhile, Iraq has warned that the strikes would bring disastrous consequences for the security and stability of the region.

#BBCNews

[AchwaqKhalid]

Title: Iraq & Yemen

Actually: Iraq & Syria

[ricogutz]

It's really strange how those who strike first cry out like they're the victims if a retaliation is carried out against them.

[leonagnew]

It's interesting reading the comments, civilians seem to think that they have better intel than the US government.

[AlfredBarron]

This is why religion and politics shouldn’t mix. It’s so sad that people are still persecuting each other over things that may or may not have happened 2000+ years ago….

[kneedeacon]

Netanyahu is happy now that he dragged the whole world into his war . Please God help us, the civilians.

[Scruffybirdd]

The fact that Iran has been begging for nuclear weapons for years

[farzinfarzin]

US keeps delivering democracy and freedom to countries.

[samcarena]

Iraq and Syria have an absolute right to defend themselves

[AkiyamaKatsuko]

Yet thousands of veterans are still on the streets while the bureaucracy starts another war. Disgraceful.

[Sfromthe]

Escalating the war and then saying 'we don't want to escalate the war' 🫡

[kiiza.s.hussein]

I guess you meant to write “Iraq and Syria” but not “Iraq and Yemen”?

[GeniusAjinkya]

I predicted this. F around and find out. You cannot bully America

[orangeorphan]

Maybe US troops shouldn’t be in that part of the world in the first place. The US wasn’t created to be an empire as far as I know.

[kevinwilliams]

Failing to escalate after troops are murdered is insanely dangerous.

[footballbrainiac]

Always someone making an Axis of themself

[You-are-right-but]

'Retaliatory' ? Are you nuts. What the hell are we doing involved in foreign wars?

[graveyaadM]

Syria and Iraq have the right to defend themselves against any aggressor

[martynsier]

Three black people killed in USA normal, three killed abroad utter horror, such transparent hypocracy.

[RCR-fd]

America needs to leave Iraq! They are not wanted there! We a illegally in Syria, we have no right being there!

[davehue]

B1 Bomber.... when you just want to reach out and touch someone 😂