The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, after repeated tensions between Iran and the Trump White House over the previous four years which reached a peak following Qassem Soleimani's killing in early 2020
* The US dropped seven 500lbs bombs on site - which was used by two Iranian-backed Shia militia groups
* Images taken before the blast shows the border compound with around buildings inside it
* But after Thursday's attack all the buildings have been obliterated and there is a sea of blackened debris
Before-and-after satellite images have revealed the devastation caused to a Syrian militia compound by the first military action of President Biden's administration.
The US dropped seven 500lbs bombs on the site - which was used by two Iranian-backed Shia militia groups - killing an estimated 22 fighters.
Images taken before the blast shows the large compound - located around 370 yards from the Iraqi border - with around a dozen buildings inside it.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 1, 2021
What’s the significance of Biden’s first military strikes in Syria? -- Brookings Institute
US Officials Reportedly Raise Threat Level for Troops Stationed in Iraq After Recent Syria Strikes -- Sputnik
Austin mulling whether to send carrier Ike back to the Middle East -- Military Times
TacAir Study Will Determine If F-35 Production Surge Needed -- Air Force Magazine
B-52 Could Get New Hypersonic Missile: Global Strike Commander -- Breaking Defense
No Way Out: Why Nuclear Modernization Is Necessary (In Six Slides) -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Don’t Skimp on Space S&T -- Peter Garretson, RCD
Algorithmic Warfare: Spending on Quantum Tech on the Upswing -- National Defense
How the National Cyber Director Position Is Going to Work: Frequently Asked Questions -- John Costello & Mark Montgomery, Lawfare
Secretary of Defense Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy in Military -- US Department of Defense
British tanks to receive next-generation camouflage -- Defence Bog
'Shortcomings of Greater Nature': Danish Chief of Defence Says Country is Vulnerable to Airstrikes -- Sputnik
China to hold month-long military drills in South China Sea -- Global Times
China Rattles Its Rare-Earth-Minerals Saber, Again -- National Review
China Seeks 'to Build Up Survivability' of Nuclear Arsenal to Counter US Threat, Analyst Claims -- Sputnik
China’s defense budget to continue to rise in 2021, buttressed by economic upturn, strong fiscal foundation: experts -- Global Times
How Japan Is Upgrading Its Military -- Sheila A. Smith, Council on Foreign Relations
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