Ain al-Assad, Harir US bases in Iraq come under rocket, drone attacks
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The first bombing of US forces at Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq was carried out with a rocket strike, while the second was carried out with a drone strike.
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US occupation soldiers stand at Ain al-Assad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 (AP)
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that a rocket strike targeted US forces at Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq three consecutive times a few hours apart with different weapons that hit their targets.
Our correspondent detailed that the first bombing was carried out through a rocket strike, while the second bombing was carried out through a drone strike.
Later, the US base of Harir in northern Iraq also came under attack with drones, the responsibility of which was claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
The Resistance group issued a statement, saying, "Our freedom fighters targeted the US occupation base of Harir with two drones that directly hit their targets."
Timeline of recent operations against US military bases
The Iraqi Islamic Resistance continues to target American bases in Iraq and Syria in conjunction with Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
On October 18, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance targeted US forces in Ain al-Assad and Harir in the Iraqi province of Kurdistan.
On October 19, the US base in al-Tanf came under attack by three drones. On the same day, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance claimed responsibility for a missile attack on the Conoco US military base in Deir Ezzor.
On October 20, an explosion was heard in the vicinity of the US Victoria military site, near Baghdad Airport, responsibility for which was claimed later by Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah. On the same day, several powerful explosions occurred in al-Omar oil field and the gas line connecting the Conoco gas field and the Abu Khashab desert in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor.
On October 23, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance targeted US occupation bases al-Tanf and other US occupation bases near al-Rukban camp with UAVs.
On October 26, US forces in al-Shadadi occupation base in al-Hasakah, Syria, came under a rocket attack by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. Earlier in the day, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced that its Resistance fighters targeted the US occupation Ain al-Assad base.
On October 28, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted US forces at al-Tanf base in Syria with two drones.
On October 29, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted al-Hasakah US military base in Syria using suicide drones.
On October 30, the US occupation military base in al-Omar gas field in Syria was shelled from Iraqi territory. Later, it was reported that the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq was targeted with a barrage of 4 rockets by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
On October 31, the Iraqi resistance targeted Ain al-Assad base in Iraq using two UAVs. Concurrently, US bases in the Conoco gas field and al-Omar gas field in Syria came under missile attacks.
On November 1, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced targeting the US occupation base in al-Tanf using two drones, confirming direct hits.
On November 3, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced that it targeted a vital site of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in "Eilat" (Umm Rashrash) in solidarity with Gaza and in response to the Israeli massacres against Palestinians.
On November 4, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq also claimed responsibility for targeting the Harir US base in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region using two drones. Shortly after, they targeted a US occupation base in al-Shaddadi, Syria.
On November 5, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for the successful bombardment that targeted the US occupation forces at the Tal Baidar base in al-Hasakah, northeastern Syria.
On November 6, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced Monday that its Resistance fighters attacked four US occupation bases in Iraq and Syria in six separate attacks. The US occupation's Ain al-Assad base in Western Iraq was attacked three times, with another attack targeting the US occupation's base near the Erbil International Airport. The US occupation's Tel Bider base in northern Syria and Al-Tanf in southern Syria were the subjects of the remainder of the attacks.
On November 7, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced three consecutive operations targeting US occupation bases in both Iraq and Syria.
The first operation targeted the US occupation base of Harir in northern Iraq with two drones "hitting their targets directly."
The second operation targeted the US occupation base at Erbil Airport, in Iraq, also with drones that have "achieved direct hits."
The third operation targeted the US occupation base in the US-occupied Green Village in northeastern Syria, near the US-occupied al-Omar oilfield, deep within Syrian territories. The official statement also noted that the drones used to target the US occupation have successfully hit their targets.
On November 8, the Iraqi Resistance group announced targeting the US occupation base in the Green Village in the depths of Syrian territories with drones in three separate operations. Additionally, US forces in al-Shadadi, also in the depths of Syria, came under attack.
