Two more attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria

By Al Mayadeen English
2 Jan 2024 11:31
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In a show of solidarity with Gaza, reports indicate that the US occupation base in the Green Village, situated deep within Syrian territory, as well as a US base near Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan, came under attack.

A member of the Iraqi forces stands in front of the US embassy in the capital Baghdad on January 2, 2020. (AFP)

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Iraq, quoting field sources, reported two attacks targeted US military bases in Iraq and Syria.

The first attack targeted the US occupation base in the Green Village deep within Syrian territories, which the Iraqi Resistance assumed responsibility for, and the second targeted a US base close to Arbil airport, in Iraqi Kurdistan.

This is happening shortly after the Iraqi Resistance declared targeting the US occupation base in Syria's Conoco gas field with a rocket barrage, in response to the ongoing brutal Israeli war on the people in Gaza.

In a statement, the group confirmed a direct hit to the military base, reiterating its commitment to carrying out strikes "against enemy strongholds."

In the past week, the Islamic Resistance announced carrying out several separate operations against US occupation bases, including the al-Shaddadi, Kharab Al-Jir and Conoco bases in Syria.

Iraqi Resistance hits Israeli military targets in occupied Golan

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced that it hit an Israeli military target in the occupied Golan Heights on Sunday evening.

In support of the Palestinian people, the Resistance launched an attack on Israeli military targets located in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Moreover, in the statement, the Iraqi Resistance confirmed that it would continue to target occupation targets.

A couple of hours prior to the announcement, sirens went off in the Israeli settlements of "Keshet" and "Katzrin", located nearly 300 km away from the nearest point in Iraqi territories.

The big picture

Iraqi Resistance fighters and the Yemeni Armed Forces have worked relentlessly to target Israeli sites located hundreds of kilometers away from launching points. These factions have done so in support of Palestinian people who have been subjected to an unprecedented brutal aggression that has killed nearly 22,000 Palestinians in less than 90 days.

Although the Yemeni Armed Forces focused on targeting Israeli positions in the southernmost occupation city of "Eilat", they have recently switched to targets in the northernmost occupied territories. Concurrently, Iraqi Resistance forces have also targeted United States military bases and assets in Iraq and Syria, citing the US's active and unwavering support for the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip.