The Syrian Human Rights Watch, headquartered in London, UK, and leaning towards the Syrian opposition, said on the 25th that after a drone attack on a US military base in Syria, the United States air raid on organizations associated with Iran in eastern Syria has resulted in the death of 19 armed personnel. Iran warned on the same day that it would "respond quickly" to such attacks by the United States.
The United States said on the 23rd that the same day, the United States air raided organizations associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran in Syria to retaliate against a suicide drone attack on a US military base in Syria. A US contractor was killed in a drone attack and five US soldiers and another contractor were injured.
According to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the US intelligence agency determined that the drone was "sourced from Iran," but he did not provide evidence to support this claim.
According to the Associated Press, on the 23rd, the US military conducted air strikes on 3 locations in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Zur. After the air raid, US President Joseph Biden said that the US would "take strong action" to protect US personnel.
"Syrian Human Rights Watch" said on the 25th that the current round of US air strikes has resulted in the death of 19 armed personnel, including 3 Syrian soldiers and 16 "pro Iranian militias.".
"At the request of the Syrian government, Iran has established bases in Syria aimed at combating terrorism. If these bases are attacked under any pretext, Iran will" respond promptly ", said Kevan Hoslavi, a spokesman for the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.".
Hoslavi denied Iran's involvement in attacks on US military bases in Syria, saying those attacks were against the "illegal occupation" of parts of Syria by the United States. He said that the United States government "cannot artificially create crises and lie to blame other countries for the natural and legitimate confrontations of the occupied countries against the US military.".
Hoslavi said that the US military has launched multiple strikes in the past two days aimed at "increasing instability in Syria.".
The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that the US air strikes were "based on lies" and "flagrant violations of Syrian sovereignty.".
Without the permission of the Syrian government, the United States has approximately 900 American soldiers stationed in places such as northeastern Syria in the name of assisting the Syrian Kurdish armed forces in combating the extremist group "Islamic State" and "protecting oil fields.". The United States has repeatedly attacked targets in Syria on the grounds of attacking armed groups associated with Iran.
The Syrian government accuses the US military of violating Syrian sovereignty, illegally occupying Syrian territory, frequently stealing Syrian oil and seizing food.