Oct 23, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Three
drones belonging to Iran-backed militias were shot down Monday by US forces as
they attempted to strike a coalition base in central Syria, a war monitor
reported as anti-US attacks surge in Syria and Iraq over Washington’s support
for Israel.
Syrian
state media later on Monday said that the "Iraqi resistance" targeted
two US bases in Syria with two drones and "resulted in direct
injuries."
The US-led coalition has yet to confirm the attack, and no parties have so far
claimed responsibility.
US forces are on high alert in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria
where pro-Iran militias have repeatedly launched rocket and drone attacks on
American interests in response to Washington supporting Israel in its war
against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, SOHR said that Al-Tanf Garrison was targeted by Iranian-backed
militias, and added that the base was put on high alert in anticipation of
retaliatory attacks from militias under the pretext of supporting Gaza.
Two of the three drones were shot down by coalition forces, and the attack
resulted in the injury of two coalition personnel and material damages.
American military bases in Iraq and Syria have come under threat from attacks
by rockets and explosive-laden drones, especially following the US assassination
of Qasem Soleimani, head of the IRGC’s elite Quds Force, and Popular
Mobilization Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi) deputy commander Abu Mahdi
al-Muhandis in Baghdad in Janaury 2020. The attacks have mostly been blamed on
pro-Iran militia groups.
Rudaw