Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that targeted the US and Western coalition military base in the Al-Tanf area on the Syrian-Jordanian border were launched from the city of Ar-Rutbah in Al Anbar province, according to the Shafaq News portal.
The group responsible for the attack, "Kataib Hezbollah," is part of the "Islamic Resistance of Iraq."
Earlier, a spokesperson for the group stated that its fighters would intensify operations against US bases in both Iraq and Syria. "All US facilities in the region are legitimate targets for us as long as the Americans provide military support to Israel, which has launched a war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip," he asserted.
On January 28, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported that the UAV attack resulted in the death of three American servicemen and injuries to 25 others. CNN later updated this figure to 34 injured soldiers. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin pledged to retaliate against Iranian-backed groups "at the right time, in the right place."
Al Hadath reported that the strike hit a T-22 site, near which there is an American military camp assisting Jordan in fortifying the border. The channel is now investigating why the air defenses installed at the base in Al-Tanf failed to prevent the drone attack.
Shiite militias attacked the Al-Rukban refugee camp near Al-Tanf, controlled by the US military, on January 28. Strikes were also launched against an airfield in Al-Malikiyah in northeastern Syria, which is used by the Americans.
According to the Iraqi Islamic Resistance movement, US facilities in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 175 times since the military escalation in the Middle East began in October 2023.
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Based on materials from TASS