John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council (NSC), said the United States had no intention of reducing its military presence in Syria following the attacks on American bases. He announced this on the broadcast of the TV channel. GIS.
“We have less than 1000 soldiers doing this duty in Syria. Much less than before, but enough and very important,” said Kirby.
It also did not rule out new attacks against Iranian groups in Syria.
Former Iranian Foreign Ministry called it a “terrorist attack” The US struck civilian targets in the Deir ez-Zor region in eastern Syria. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Qani said the continued “illegal” presence of the US military in Syria violates international law and the country’s territorial integrity.
Before that the USA reportedAccording to Washington, Iran has carried out airstrikes on targets in Syria associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
On March 23, an American contractor was killed and five soldiers and another American contractor were injured in a drone attack on the US-led international counterterrorism coalition base in northeast Syria.