US forces set up a new base in Manbij, Syria May 8, 2018 (photo credit: REUTERS/RODI SAID)
Published February 8, 2024
The attack has been linked to the retaliatory US airstrikes against Iranian-aligned groups and their positions.
Explosions have been reported near a US army base in Syria, by the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese media network Al Mayadeen, on Wednesday.
The American base in the Al-Omar oil field in the Kurdish-controlled region of northeastern Syria, close to the city of Deir ez-Zor, American troops have been present here since at least 2017.
The base was attacked by a “swarm of suicide drones” according to Egypt-based Bayan-gate news and is the second attack of its kind this week against US bases in the region.
The attack has been linked to the retaliatory US airstrikes against Iranian-aligned groups and their positions, by Arab media.
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SOURCE: www.m.jpost.com
RELATED: US says it killed leader of pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah in Baghdad drone strike
Published February 8, 2024
On Wednesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it executed an airstrike in Iraq, resulting in the death of a senior leader from the Kata’ib Hezbollah resistance group.
CENTCOM reported that the strike took place at 9:30 p.m. on February 7 in response to attacks on US service members. The operation targeted a Kata’ib Hezbollah commander directly involved in planning and carrying out attacks against US forces in the region, according to the statement released by CENTCOM.
As of now, there is no evidence of collateral damage or civilian casualties, and CENTCOM emphasised its commitment to taking necessary measures to safeguard US citizens. The command asserted its readiness to hold accountable those who pose a threat to the safety of US forces.
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SOURCE: www.freepresskashmir.news
RELATED: US conducts strike in Iraq on Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for attacks on American forces
Published February 7, 2024
The attack, on Wednesday evening local time, was carried out by a drone against a vehicle in Baghdad, according to US and Iraqi officials. There are no indications of collateral damage or civilian casualties, Central Command said in its statement.
“We will not hesitate to hold responsible all those who threaten our forces’ safety,” Central Command said.
The US targeted Wisam Mohammed Saber al-Saedi in the strike in Baghdad on Wednesday, according to three US officials. Kataib Hezbollah released a statement mourning al-Saedi, saying al-Saedi’s death “calls us to remain steadfast in the jihadist approach.”
Local police officials said on Wednesday that the strike hit an SUV in the Al-Mashtal, a predominantly Shia neighborhood in eastern Baghdad.
The strike came as the US has been planning retaliatory attacks against Iran-backed militants who launched a drone attack at a US outpost in Jordan last month that killed three American soldiers. The US has blamed that attack on an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. A US official said the strike was part of the response President Joe Biden authorized last week in response to the Jordan attack.
