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Iranian Foreign Ministry: We strongly condemn the American military attacks on a number of areas in Syria and Iraq

The Iraqi government: U.S. falsified the facts by claiming that the strikes were coordinated in advance with us

The Iraqi government states; the recent ‘blatant’ aggression resulted in the loss of 16 lives, including civilians, with 25 individuals sustaining injuries. Additionally, there were damages to residential buildings and private property owned by citizens

The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemns the U.S. attack and says that the United States is fueling the conflict in the region in a "dangerous way."

No attack was carried out on Harir airbase in Erbil province, contrary to claims by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq – Security source tells Rudaw

Iran-backed militias targeted Harir Air Base in northern Iraq, where US troops are stationed

PMF releases photos of four fighters killed in US airstrikes overnight

CENTCOM: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups continue to represent a direct threat to the stability of Iraq, the region, and the safety of Americans. We will continue to take action, do whatever is necessary to protect our people, and hold those responsible who threaten their safety." - said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, US CENTCOM Commander.

LTG Douglas Sims, talking to reporters now, says the B-1 bombers that participated in the strikes tonight flew in "a single non-stop flight" from the US, "all of that enhanced by our Transportation Command and our ability to gas and go along the way."

"This is the start of our response," @SecDef says in new statement

Jordanian aircraft are also slated to join in the US operation and have been assigned targets - WSJ

POTUS: "Our response began today.  It will continue at times and places of our choosing."

An Iraqi security source: Bombing the Al-Tafuf command headquarters in the residential complex in the Akashat area

PMF 13th brigade operations headquarters was targeted in Akashat, western Iraq

Airstrikes targeted the security square belonging to the IRGC militias in the outskirts of Al-Tamo neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Al-Mayadeen in eastern Syria

The recent strike that targeted the Syrian-Iraqi border points moments ago hit a military vehicle that was smuggled through the PMS crossing from the military passage in the Al-Humeida area near the Syrian village of Al-Hari. The military vehicle was carrying weapons

The moment of the USAF airstrikes on Al-Qaim, western Iraq

CENTCOM Statement on U.S. Stikes in Iraq and Syria. At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from United States. The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations, centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aired vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces

Airstrikes targeting Ayash warehouses in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zur

B1 bombers involved in the strike, per DOD official: The U.S. has begun retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq and Syria

Initial reports of airstrikes targeted Qaim, western Iraq

Renewed U.S. raids on sites in Al-Qaim

U.S. strikes have targeted multiple facilities in Iraq and Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the militias it backs, officials say

Airstrikes just two minutes ago targeted a weapons warehouse affiliated with the IRGC militias on the outskirts of Al-Bukamal city near the Al-Sinaa neighborhood

The Washington Post, citing an U.S. official: The response to the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan will include targets in Yemen

U.S. drones roam the skies of the capital, Baghdad

Fox News, according to an American official: The strikes are the beginning of a long campaign to target Iranian agents in Iraq and Syria

US Official confirms strikes occurring in Iraq and Syria. “8 targets is just first of many courses” so far

Syrian media: The U.S. attack targeted 12 sites in Al-Mayadeen, Al-Bukamal, and the vicinity of the Al-Qaim crossing

Drone activity in the border areas of Syria and Iraq, complete evacuation of border points by Iranian-backed militias

Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria are issuing a direct order to personnel on the borders between Syria and Iraq to vacate the border points immediately

US is conducting surveillance and reconnaissance missions over Syria and Iraq - Officials

Biden arrives in Delaware to receive the bodies of soldiers killed in an attack on an American base in Jordan