US calls in Apaches, AC-130s, and artillery to take on militants after Syria rocket attacks
"Hopefully they got the message loud and clear and this will be an episode vs. a continuation."
BY JEFF SCHOGOL | PUBLISHED AUG 25, 2022 4:06 PM
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The U.S. military brought in some serious firepower in an engagement against Iranian-backed militants in Syria that left four enemy fighters dead and three U.S. service members wounded within the past 24 hours, defense officials said.
An unspecified number of AC-130 gunships, AH-64 Apache helicopters, and M777 were used to strike at the Iranian-backed groups over the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command announced in a news release on Thursday.
“We will respond appropriately and proportionally to attacks on our servicemembers,” Army Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, head of CENTCOM, said in a statement. “No group will strike at our troops with impunity. We will take all necessary measures to defend our people.”
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