A defense authorities told CBS News that all the targets– command and control and logistics for drones– were struck. According to Kirbys statement, the U.S. strikes targeted functional and weapons storage facilities at 2 locations in Syria and one location in Iraq.A U.S. authorities stated the locations that were hit consisted of the site from which the drones took off, recovered and were managed.

The targets are centers Iran-backed militias have utilized in unmanned aerial lorry or drone attacks versus U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq, according to a statement from Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby. ” Given the ongoing series of attacks by Iran-backed groups targeting U.S. interests in Iraq, the President directed further military action to interrupt and discourage such attacks,” Kirby said in the declaration..

The strike was carried out by U.S. F-16s and f-15s. In February, 2 F-15 Eagles dropped 7 500-pound bombs, totally destroying 9 buildings and harmful two. One drone strike hit a garage utilized by the CIA in Erbil.

The U.S. armed force on Sunday performed airstrikes on centers utilized by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region..