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Erin Burnett OutFront

U.S. confirms strikes on 85+ targets in Iraq & Syria

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

News

4.4706 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The United States is striking back. New footage just in to CNN shows the aftermath of 85 targets hit in Iraq and Syria. President Biden warns that this is just the beginning of the strikes. Plus, mass confusion surrounding Ukraine's military after President Zelensky called the fired head of his entire military, the commander in chief. Also, the Department of Justice election interference case against Donald Trump is delayed indefinitely. Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Out front next, we are following several breaking news stories this hour.

0:06.0

First, the United States striking back.

0:08.0

New video just into CNN right now showing the aftermath of 85 targets hit in Iraq and Syria.

0:15.0

President Biden warning that this is just the beginning of the strikes.

0:19.0

And more breaking news, mass confusion surrounding Ukraine's military.

0:23.6

President Zelensky calling the fired head of his entire military the commander-in-chief.

0:29.6

What's going on?

0:30.6

And postponed the Department of Justice election interference case against Donald Trump is delayed indefinitely. Why? We've got the details.

0:39.6

Let's go out front. This is CNN breaking news. And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett, and we do begin

0:49.1

tonight with the breaking news. America strikes. The Biden administration carrying out a mass series of air strikes

0:55.9

in both Iraq and Syria. And I want to show you some new video that we have just gotten in of what's

1:01.0

happening there on the ground. This is the aftermath of one of the strikes. The U.S. hit, we understand,

1:06.3

85 targets. You can actually see this in the air. You can see the strikes on the ground from this video here and you can hear and you can hear it as well as those

1:18.9

on those impacts u.s hitting iranian backed militants who were responsible for the drone

1:25.3

attack in which three American soldiers were killed and

1:27.8

dozens more were injured in Jordan. According to the U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces hit seven

1:34.2

locations. According to the White House, the strikes lasted 30 minutes. Now, they are characterizing

1:38.7

this as successful, but I want to be clear when we say that, that would seem to imply that

1:44.0

their success and they're done and it's nowhere near the truth.

1:47.6

President Biden is clearly warning tonight that this is just the beginning.

1:53.0

Statement that he put out says, quote, our response began today.

1:57.3

It will continue at times and places of our choosing.

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