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America has just carried out air strikes in eastern Syria against Houthi groups after they shot down a US drone .
So we want to get to Jennifer Griffin that just broke .
Uh You have more for us , Jennifer uh Dana , this was uh what I can say is that us , military sources tell us that the US military has carried out air strikes in eastern Syria .
It wouldn't have been against Houthi forces but against Iranian backed proxies who have been firing rockets and drones onto us bases 41 attacks on us troops and bases since October 17th .
We are getting more details now , but these airstrikes were carried out .
We are told just moments ago , they are just getting the bomb damage assessment .
We don't know how many locations but you can , if based on the last pair of airstrikes on October 26th , the US would likely be targeting unmanned warehouses , storage facilities .
The question is how many of those around and backed proxy bases will they have targeted tonight ?
Will they have used F-16s F-15s as we reported earlier just about an hour or two ago .
An MQ nine Reaper was shot down over the Red sea by Houthi forces in Yemen .
So far , we do not have any word of any retaliatory strike by the US military at this time .
But this is new and breaking as we speak .
Uh Dana based on senior US military sources .
So Jennifer , why now , why now I think that they have been watching there , there's a very , there's a very dangerous matrix of events that are happening right now .
Obviously , the deterrence of those , that pair of air strikes was not enough to stop these Iranian proxies .
But as we speak , CIA Director Bill Burns is in Qatar trying to negotiate the release of American hostages in Gaza .
Those are delicate talks being headed up by Qatar and so carrying out air strikes right now .
It's a very delicate time .
So I think there are a number of considerations .
The Biden administration has said that they don't want to spread the conflict , but they are also very clear that the Iranians and their proxy forces don't seem to be getting the message .
Many of these rockets and drones are falling short of the base .
But in those first two days after October 17th , there were 42 Americans who were injured with concussions , some TB brain injuries , two of them had to be sent to lands tool .
Nobody has been killed yet by these attacks , but it's only a matter of time .
And so there's a great deal of concern at us , Central Command that if they don't regain some sort of deterrence and Iran doesn't get the message that their proxy forces need to stop these attacks .
So that's why it's happening .
Now .
I think there were a number of reasons that they waited until this week .
But , um , we'll see , we'll see if Iran gets a message .
All right , Judge Jeanine has a question for you .
Hi , Jennifer .
It's , uh , they're not just relying on the , the missile defense systems .
Now , we're actually carrying out airstrikes in Syria .
Is , is that what I'm , that's what you're saying .
That's what's new tonight .
Uh , judge these are , we don't know the number of air strikes , but I was told on very good authority from a senior US military source that the US has carried out a series of airstrikes tonight .
We don't know the locations .
We'll be getting that information in the coming , uh , coming hour , I believe .
And , uh , but this is different than every one of these bases where you have 900 US troops in Syria .
You have 2500 in Iraq , those bases where they have been , some are small outposts been attacked with these rockets and drones in recent days and weeks .
They have certainly missile defense .
They have means to stop those drones and they have been shooting down those drones .
Each , most of the drones have been shot down by US forces at those bases .
This is different .
This is sending in either F-15s or F-16s to carry out air strikes on Iranian backed targets proxy forces in eastern Syria .
It's significant that they are targeting in Eastern Syria and not in Iraq , even though most of the attacks have been actually bases in Iraq by these proxy forces .
There is a great deal of concern at the highest levels of the Pentagon and at in the administration not wanting to destabilize the Iraqi government , the Iraqi government is not , you know , it would be very easy to of the , you know , there is a very delicate balance between the Shia , the Sunni and the US does not want to see the Iraqi government fall .
And then Iran move in fully and create that Shia crescent from Tehran all the way to Beirut Jennifer .
Thank you for the breaking news .
We appreciate it .