WATCH: US airstrike launch in Iraq

Video footage showed an U.S. airstrike launch in western Iraq Friday evening.

In the  footage, the airstrike's missile is seen launching into the night sky and huge plumes of smoke rising from the area.

In a statement, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that forces conducted airstrikes on more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups.

The 85 targets included command and control operations, intelligence centers, militia group's rockets, missiles, unmanned vehicle storages and supply chain facilities, CENTCOM said.

All of Friday's airstrikes were conducted by U.S. warplanes, not Navy vessels, according to a senior defense official.

CENTCOM said that the attack came at 4 p.m. EST on Feb. 2.

President Biden put out a statement shortly after the strikes were confirmed Friday, warning, "If you harm an American, we will respond."

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