The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Saturday that its fighters targeted three US occupation bases in northeastern Syria.

The Resistance stated that it targeted two US occupation bases in the al-Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor as well as a US base in the Green Village in Syria, using drones.

Earlier, the Iraqi Resistance declared targeting the US occupation base in Kharab al-Jir in the countryside of al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria with a missile barrage.

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It reiterated that the targeting of US occupation bases in Iraq and the region comes in response to the massacres committed by the Israeli occupation entity against the people of the Gaza Strip, as well as due to Washington's support for the Israeli occupation and its essential role in the ongoing aggression.

Since October 17, the Resistance in Iraq has been consistently targeting US occupation bases in Iraq and Syria, pointing out that these operations come as part of their ongoing resistance against US occupation forces in the region and in response to the Israeli occupation entity's massacres against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

A US military official told Al Mayadeen on Friday that US forces have been subjected to at least 130 attacks in Syria and Iraq since October 17, 2023, up until Saturday, noting that the attacks comprised 53 in Iraq and 77 in Syria.

It is noteworthy that the Resistance's targets are not limited to US forces but also include Israeli targets. In fact, the Iraqi Resistance has claimed responsibility for several strikes on vital Israeli targets in southern occupied Palestine and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

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