Iraqi Resistance targets US occupation base in Conoco fields

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
28 Dec 2023 22:18

Just a day ago, the Iraqi resistance struck a technical espionage center linked to the Israeli occupation near Erbil in the Kurdistan Region, located in northern Iraq.

US occupation vehicle is seen on a patrol in the countryside near the town of Qamishli, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said in a statement on Thursday that its forces successfully carried out an operation against a US occupation base located at the Conoco fields in northeastern Syria.

"In response to atrocities carried out by the Zionist entity against our brethren in Gaza, we targeted the US occupation base at Conoco field," the statement read, adding that its fighters resorted "to a barrage of missiles that successfully struck its intended targets."

المقا-ومة-الإسلامية في العراق تستهد-ف قاعدة حقل كونيكو للغاز برشقة صاروخية. pic.twitter.com/pPKqofNCCY
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Just a day ago, the Iraqi resistance struck a technical espionage center linked to the Israeli occupation near Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, located in northern Iraq.

On Wednesday, the Iraqi resistance announced hitting a vital target in the "Eliad" settlement south of occupied Palestine with appropriate weapons.

The Iraqi resistance emphasized its continued targeting of US occupation bases in both Syria and Iraq, in solidarity with Gaza and "in response to the massacres committed by the Israeli occupation against the people of Gaza, given Washington's support for the occupation and its essential role in the continuation of the genocide."

It is worth noting that US occupation bases in Iraqi and Syrian territories have been subjected to more than 100 attacks from October 17th to December 17th of this year.

Iraq condemns violation of sovereignty by US

On Tuesday, the Iraqi government condemned in a statement the US' targeting of the headquarters of Kataib Hezbollah, noting that such attacks on Iraqi sovereign soil are "unacceptable" under "any circumstances, pretext, or justification."

The government further underscored that the targeting, which led to the martyrdom of a member of the Resistance and the injury of 18 others, including civilians, is "a clear hostile act, not constructive, and does not serve the path of long-term common interests in extending security and stability, and works against the declared desire of the American side to strengthen relations with Iraq."

Moreover, the statement emphasized that this step "harms bilateral relations between the two countries, and will complicate ways to reach understandings through joint dialogue to end the presence of the international coalition," adding that, "above all, it represents an unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty."

Earlier in the day, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his country's unwavering support for Iraq's "sovereignty", during a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani concluding a formal visit to the country.