Iraqi Shiite Militia Claims Drone Attack On U.S. Base In E. Syria
Date
11/14/2023 8:09:57 PM
(MENAFN- Nam News Network)
BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi Shiite militia claimed yesterday, responsibility for a drone attack on a U.S. military base in eastern Syria.
An armed group named“Islamic Resistance in Iraq” claimed in an online statement that, its fighters had launched a booby-trapped drone towards the al-Omar oil field in the eastern countryside of Syria's Deir al-Zour province. It said the drone had hit its target.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, confirmed that a U.S. base in the al-Omar oil field was attacked after midnight last night, without providing further details.
While casualties have not yet been reported, the attack by the armed group is believed to be part of a series of retaliatory measures against the U.S. forces, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, said the observatory.
The incident marks the 35th recorded attack on U.S. bases in Syria since Oct 19, it added.– NNN-NINA
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