CJTFOIR responds to attack in Syria’s al-Tanf garrison

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, the Operation Inherent Resolve forces said that they responded to an attack by drones in al-Tanf Garrison.   

“The Operation Inherent Resolve forces, in coordination with our Maghaweir al-Thowra partners, responded to an attack by multiple unmanned aerial systems in the vicinity of Al-Tanf Garrison at approximately 6:30 a.m. Aug. 15, 2022,” it said in a statement.

The Maghaweir al-Thowra (Revolutionary Commando Army) is a US-backed opposition group that operates in southern Syria, specifically in the vicinity of al-Tanf military base.      

CJTFOIR is the US military’s operational name for the international military coalition’s intervention against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, which started in August 2016.

“Coalition Forces successfully engaged one UAS preventing its impact. A second UAS detonated within a MaT forces compound resulting in zero casualties or reported damage. The other attempted one-way UAS strikes were not successful,” the statement read.

Maj. Gen. John Brennan, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, condemned the hostile activity and called for an end to these harassing attacks.

“Such attacks put the lives of innocent Syrian civilians at risk and undermine the significant efforts by our Partner Forces to maintain the lasting defeat of ISIS,” Brennan said. “Coalition personnel retain the right to self-defense, and we will take appropriate measures to protect our forces.”  

The al-Tanf military base, southeast Syria, is located near the borders with Iraq and Jordan and it was established by the US-led Global Coalition in the context of its war against the Islamic State Organization (ISIS).