Iraqi Islamic Front targets US forces in Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, the Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance, affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), claimed responsibility for targeting US forces in al-Rukban and al-Tanf garrisons, in southern Syria near the border with Iraq and Jordon, using two drones.
A few hours ago, the US forces in the al-Tanf garrison shot down two drones before reaching the base.
Over the past week, the US military bases in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen were targeted by drones and rockets. All of the attacks are believed to have been carried out by Iran-backed militias in the region: the Houthis in Yemen, and the Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance.
The spike in attacks against US forces and personnel coincides with Israel’s escalation in the Gaza Strip, which comes in retaliation to a Hamas attack on Oct. 5 in southern Israel.
While the source in the Global Coalition stated that the two drones were shot down before reaching their target at the US base, the statement attributed to the Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance claimed that the drones had “directly hit their targets.”