February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria information
February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Part of the attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–2024) and spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
Date
2–7 February 2024 (5 days)
Location
Iraq and Syria
Result
United States victory
US conducts 125 airstrikes targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and allied militias
Iran-backed groups halt attacks on US forces[4]
Belligerents
United States Supported by: Jordan[1] United Kingdom[2]
Iran Popular Mobilization Forces Islamic Resistance in Iraq Liwa Fatemiyoun[3]
Commanders and leaders
Joe Biden Lloyd Austin Charles Q. Brown Jr.
Ali Khamenei Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani Esmail Qaani Falih Al-Fayyadh Qais Khazali Akram al-Kaabi Abu Baqir al-Saadi †
Units involved
United States Armed Forces
United States Air Force
United States Army
Specific units:
United States Armed Forces
United States Air Force
Two B-1B Lancers (Bomber)
A-10C Thunderbolt IIs (Attack aircraft)
F-15E Strike Eagles (Fighter)
United States Army
UH-60 Black Hawks (Helicopter)
Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[5]
Quds Force
Iraqi Armed Forces
Liwa al-Tafuf[6](Paramilitary)
Kata'ib Hezbollah[7] (Paramilitary)
Casualties and losses
None
54-55 killed[a]
More than 80 of the 85 targets were destroyed or rendered inoperable (US estimate)
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Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
Timeline
Lebanon
Israel-Hezbollah (Timeline)
Attacks on journalists
Dahieh attack
Iran, Iraq and Syria
Attacks on U.S. bases
Tower 22 drone attack
February 2024 US Airstrikes
Eastern Syria airstrikes
Sayyed Razi Mousavi assassination
2024 Erbil attack
Assassination of Sadegh Omidzadeh
2024 Homs airstrikes
Iranian consulate airstrike
2024 Iranian strikes in Israel
Yemen and the Red Sea
Red Sea crisis
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
Galaxy Leader hijacking
Attack on the Chem Pluto
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Operation Prosperity Guardian (Combined Task Force 153)
2024 missile strikes
Deaths
Alim Abdallah
Issam Abdallah
Saleh al-Arouri
Ali Hussein Barji
Razi Mousavi
Wissam al-Tawil
Sadegh Omidzadeh
Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi
Mohammad Reza Zahedi
Related topics
Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Hezbollah–Israel conflict
On 2 February 2024, the United States Air Force launched a series of airstrikes targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Iran-backed militia groups located in Iraq and Syria. The attack was launched in retaliation against a drone strike carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeting US troops in Jordan the week before, which killed three U.S. troops.
^Gordon, Gordon Lubold and Michael R. "U.S. Targets Iran's Forces and Allies in Syria and Iraq". WSJ. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^"UK calls US a 'steadfast' ally after US strikes in Iraq and Syria". Reuters. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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^"Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander". Reuters. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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^Cabral, Sam (4 February 2024). "US launches more strikes against Houthis in Yemen". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Rasheed, Ahmed; Azhari, Timour (7 February 2024). "Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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Global Information
United States
Jordan[1]
United Kingdom[2]
Iran
Popular Mobilization Forces
Islamic Resistance in Iraq
Liwa Fatemiyoun[3]
Kata'ib Hezbollah[7] (Paramilitary)
