[UPDATE-Feb 3-22:00Z] Feb. 3rd: What We Know About the U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria

The strikes started in Eastern Syria around 23:30 local time.

These initial strikes were likely carried out by the Royal Jordan Air Force, which took part in the attacks in coordination with the U.S.

• U.S. strikes in Syria and Iraq started at approximately 23:30/00:00 local time (4pm EST) and lasted for about 30 minutes.
• B-1 bombers that took off directly from the U.S. participated in the bombings alongside U.S. fighter jets.
• They struck 3 facilities in Iraq and 4 in Syria, using 125 precision munitions to strike 85 specified targets within those 7 facilities.
• The U.S. informed the Iraqi government before the strikes took place.
• Most of the targets had already been completely evacuated, leading to a preliminary toll of 13 deaths and mostly material damage to the facilities.

U.S. Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Iran-Linked Targets in Iraq, Syria

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
Check back for updates.

[UPDATE-Feb 3-22:00Z] U.S. conducts more strikes in Yemen, destroys Houthis’ six missiles, reports CENTCOM