US Troops in Syria Targeted by Drones

 


The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria

Oct 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

US forces in Syria brought down two drones that were targeting them, leading to some minor injuries, US officials said on Thursday, with Washington on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups as regional tensions soar during the Israel-Hamas war.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack took place on Wednesday against US forces at Al-Tanf base, near Syria's borders with Iraq and Jordan.

The officials did not say who was responsible for the attack.

US military forces in Iraq were targeted on Wednesday in two separate drone attacks, with one causing minor injuries to a small number of troops even though the US military managed to intercept the armed drone.

Asharq al Awsat