Hours after the attack that targeted a US forces base in northeastern Syria yesterday evening, another attack was recorded in Iraq.
Security sources reported to Al Arabiya/Al-Hadath on Monday that an attack had occurred on the Ain al-Assad base.
It also indicated that the attack was carried out by a drone launched towards the base, which includes American forces within the international coalition in Anbar Governorate, west of the country.
Yesterday, Iraqi security sources revealed that at least five missiles were launched from the Iraqi town of Zammar towards an American military base in northeastern Syria.
Hezbollah resumes
This came, a few hours after conflicting news about the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades announcing the resumption of its operations against American forces, due to what it claimed was the failure of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, who visited the United States last week, to set a clear timetable for the withdrawal of the coalition forces headed by America from the territories. Iraqi. If she returns and announces in a later statement that she has not issued any position on the resumption of attacks.
It also came two days after the explosion that occurred in the Kalsu Popular Mobilization Forces camp in Babil Governorate, south of Baghdad, on Friday night, in which the United States denied involvement.
Since the beginning of this month (April 2024), the Middle East region has been living under the influence of unprecedented tensions that were sparked since October 7, the day the war broke out in Gaza, following the Israeli strike that targeted the Iranian consulate in the capital, Damascus, and the Iranian response that followed inside Israel, and then a strike. Israeli revenge on Isfahan.
It is noteworthy that American forces and Iranian-backed armed Shiite groups exchanged attacks in recent months amid a regional conflict linked to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which led to Sudanese announcing last January his intention to end the American military presence in the country.
There are approximately 2,500 American soldiers deployed in Iraq working within the framework of the international coalition, while approximately 900 are present in Syria.
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