{"id":95411,"date":"2023-03-26T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T11:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=95411"},"modified":"2023-03-26T11:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T11:21:07","slug":"iranian-backed-syrian-militia-claims-responsibility-for-attack-on-us-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/95411\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian-backed Syrian militia claims responsibility for attack on US base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Liwa al-Ghaliboun, a pro-government militia, claimed responsibility for Thursday&#8217;s drone attack on a US base near Rmelan, which killed an American contractor and injured at least six others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement, disseminated on Telegram and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reda_1379\/status\/1639763842434576386?s=20\">shared on Twitter<\/a>, claims the operation was conducted for the &#8220;brutal and terrorist crimes committed by the American occupation forces.&#8221; &#8220;Other operations will follow,&#8221; it added. The group furthermore called on the US to leave the region, saying &#8220;Americans will not enjoy security in Iraq and outside of it until a complete exit of the American occupation forces from our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little is known about the group. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aymennjawad.org\/2017\/03\/al-ghalibun-inside-story-of-a-syrian-hezbollah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aymenn Jawad al-Tamini<\/a>, a researcher tracking Syrian militias, says Liwa al-Ghaliboun had its start between 2011 and 2013, but has only had an online presence since 2015. It is composed of Syrian Shia or Shia converts from the country&#8217;s Alawite community. Many of its members hail from Syria&#8217;s coastal area or from the Shia stronghold Sayyidah Zaynab, south of Damascus. In recent years, it has dropped its entry requirements stipulating that members be part of the Shia religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a former militiaman interviewed by al-Tamini in 2017, the Liwa al-Ghaliboun is strongly tied to Iran and Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah. According to the source, early members would be paid their salaries at Iran&#8217;s embassy in Damascus. Their logo betrays a strong resemblance to Hezbullah&#8217;s. Its leader in 2017 is thought to have been trained by Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, while its founder eventually took up a position with Hizbullah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Tamini says the group has been active around the Aleppo, Quneitra and Palmyra regions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/policy-analysis\/lebanese-hezbollahs-islamic-resistance-syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Institute<\/a> says they have fought in the Golan Heights and Deraa. In 2017, their fighters were thought not to exceed 100 persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While information on the group is scarce, it is unlikely that the group had the capabilities to conduct a drone attack 140km from the US&#8217; frontline with Iranian-backed groups in Deir ez-Zor without Iranian help. So far, no other party has made Liwa al-Ghalibun responsible for the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting by Sasha Hoffman<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Liwa al-Ghaliboun, a pro-government militia, claimed responsibility for Thursday&#8217;s drone attack on a US base near Rmelan, which killed an American contractor and injured at least six others.&nbsp; The statement, disseminated on Telegram and shared on Twitter, claims the operation was conducted for the &#8220;brutal and terrorist crimes committed by 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