| June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria | |
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| 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
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| Type | Air Interdiction |
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| Planned by |  United States |
| Commanded by | Joe Biden |
| Target | File:Kata'ib Hezbollah flag.svg Kata'ib Hezbollah Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada |
| Date | 28 June 2021 (2021-06-28) (local time, UTC+3) |
| Executed by | United States Air Force |
| Casualties | 7 militiamen killed[1] |
Template:Campaignbox 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis
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Battles and operations Major insurgent attacks Cross-border operations Iranian–U.S. conflict |
On 28 June, President Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups close to the Syria-Iraq border.[2] F-15 and F-16 aircraft were used to launch the attack in what the US described as a retaliatory attack against US facilities and personnel in Iraq by militia groups.[3][4] Two operational and weapons storage facilities were targeted in Syria, the US military revealed in a statement.[5] Despite the US not disclosing the information regarding the casualties in the attack, the SOHR stated that at least seven Iran-backed Iraqi militia fighters died, leaving many others injured.[6]
Hours later, Pro-Iranian militias fired eight rockets at the American base at Al-Omar Oilfield in Syria in response to US airstrikes, causing only material damage.[7]
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