Syria and Iraq. The U.S. Air Force struck dozens of targets in response to the killing of American soldiers a few days earlier. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft, including long-range B1 bombers flown from the United States. The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision-guided munitions. The facilities hit included command and control operations, intelligence centers, rocket and missile warehouses, unmanned aerial vehicle depots, and the logistics and munitions supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and coalition forces.
