November 24, 2023
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US Forces in Iraq, Syria Attacked 4 times in a Day

The attacks targeted locations in northeastern Syria and the Ain Al-Asad air base in Iraq, as well as a base near Irbil airport….reports Asian Lite News

The U.S. forces experienced four attacks in Iraq and Syria involving rockets and armed drones on Thursday. However, no casualties or infrastructure damage occurred.

The attacks targeted locations in northeastern Syria and the Ain Al-Asad air base in Iraq, as well as a base near Irbil airport.

The group claiming responsibility is the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, believed to represent several Iran-aligned, Iraqi-armed groups.

These incidents followed the U.S. strike on Iran-aligned Kataib Hezbollah (KH) south of Baghdad, prompting condemnation from the Iraqi government.

The U.S. justified its actions, citing escalating attacks by Iran-aligned groups on U.S. and international forces. As of Thursday, there have been 36 attacks in Iraq and 37 in Syria since October 17.

Meanwhile, eight members of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and four others were wounded by US airstrikes near the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

A statement by the Hashd Shaabi said on Wednesday that at 2:30 a.m. (2330 GMT on Tuesday), the US aircraft attacked positions of the Hashd Shaabi forces in the Jurf al-Nasr area, south of Baghdad, leaving eight of its fighters killed and wounding four others.

“We affirm our strong condemnation of this hostile act, which represents a blatant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, the US Central Command said in a statement that the US aircraft conducted precision strikes in Iraq in direct response to the attacks against US and coalition forces by Iran and Iran-backed groups, Xinhua news agency reported.

A statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani said the US airstrikes constitute a clear violation of the coalition’s mission which is to fight the Islamic State militants on Iraqi soil.

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