The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday released a summary of the first 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, the joint strikes with Israel that triggered the conflict with Iran.
“CENTCOM launched Operation Epic Fury under the direction of the President of the United States. Its forces are targeting sites to dismantle Iran’s security apparatus, focusing on locations that present an imminent threat,” the command said on its X account.
According to the command, the February 28 operation began at 1:15 am, though it did not specify the time zone. It added that US forces have struck more than 5,000 targets in Iran so far and that over 50 Iranian vessels have been damaged or destroyed in the campaign.
It further stated that the United States had deployed the following military assets:
B-1 Bombers
B-2 Stealth
B-52 bombers
LUCAS drones
Patriot missile defence system
THAAD anti-ballistic missile systems
F-15 fighters
F-16 fighters
F-18 fighters
F-22 fighters
F-35 Stealth bombers
A-10 attacks jets
EA-18 G electronic attack aircraft
AEW&C aircraft
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Airborne Communication Relay
U-2 Dragon Lady
P-8 maritime patrol aircraft
RC-135 reconaissance aircraft
MQ-9 Reapers
M-142 High Artillery Rocket Systems
Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers
Guided-missile destroyers
Counter-drone systems
Refuelling tanker aircraft
Refuelling ships
C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft
C-130 cargo aircraft
EC-130H Compass Call
Counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar systems
Types of targets struckAccording to CENTCOM, American forces have stuck the Iranian military's command and control centres, integrated air defence systems, ballistic missile sites, navy ships and submarines, air defence systems, anti-ship missiles, military communication capabilities, and ballistic missile and drone manufacturing.
The headquarters buildings and intelligence sites of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were also targeted, the command stated.
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