Drones, Rockets Hit U.S. Bases in Iraq, Syria

Date: 08 April 2022 - 21:35

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BAGHDAD (Dispatches) – Unmanned aerial vehicles have reportedly hit targets inside a major airbase in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, which houses American military forces, who are in the Arab country on alleged training and advisory missions.
Citing a security source speaking on condition of anonymity, the Arabic-language al-Sumaria television network reported that two combat drones had hit targets inside the Ain al-Asad airbase, located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of the capital Baghdad, early on Friday.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, which is the latest in a series of strikes targeting U.S. occupation forces over the past few months.
Four U.S. troops were injured on Thursday after rockets hit a base housing American forces in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.
The rockets struck two support buildings at the Green Village base, which is run by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-allied, Kurdish-led militant group.
“At this time, four U.S. service members are being evaluated for minor injuries and possible traumatic brain injuries,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
Back on January 28, several rockets struck a major base at Baghdad International Airport, where American military forces and trainers are stationed.
Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) reported at the time that at least six projectiles had struck the Victory Base.
An airbase housing U.S. military forces and warplanes in the north of the Iraqi capital was also hit by drones on January 15.
According to Sabereen News, citing an unnamed security source, quadcopter and fixed-wing drones hit an office belonging to American arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corporation inside the military compound, located 64 kilometers north of Baghdad.
The attacks come amid growing anti-U.S. sentiments over Washington’s military and political adventurism in the region.
Iraqi resistance forces have ramped up pressure on the U.S. military to leave their country, targeting American bases and forces on numerous occasions, and at one point pushing the Americans to ask them to “just leave us alone.”
Last year, Baghdad and Washington reached an agreement on ending the presence of all U.S. combat troops in Iraq by the end of the year.
The U.S. military declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq in December 2021, but resistance forces remain bent on expelling all American forces, including those who have stayed in the country on the pretext of training Iraqi forces or playing an advisory role.