BREAKING - US carries out airstrikes in Eastern Syria

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 .