US base evacuated in Syria due to repeated Iraqi resistance strikes
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The Hemo base is a vital one for the US occupation forces in Syria, as it is located 4km west of Qamishli Airport, and has recently increased its troop size to 350 troops.
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An undated photo of a US military base in Syria
According to Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Syria, US occupation forces have evacuated the Hemo base in the countryside of the city of Qamishli, north of Hasakah, as a result of repeated attacks on this base by Islamic resistance factions in Iraq.
Our correspondent confirmed the arrival of military reinforcements of US troops to Al Sinaa prison in the city of Hasakah, coinciding with a helicopter flight overhead.
The Hemo base is a vital one for the US occupation forces in Syria, as it is located 4km west of Qamishli Airport, and has recently increased its troop size to 350 troops.
The village of Hemo also contains a special training camp for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) where US forces train SDF militants.
On January 10th, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance announced that it targeted the Hemo base with a missile strike.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Saturday that its fighters targeted three US occupation bases in northeastern Syria.
Iraqi Resistance targets three US bases in Syria with drones, rockets
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 13, 2024
The Resistance said it targeted two #US occupation bases in the al-Omar oil field in #DeirEzzor as well as a US base in the Green Village in #Syria.#Iraq https://t.co/vBaypEBqhP
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.
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. The Iraqi Resistance has claimed responsibility for several strikes on vital Israeli targets in southern occupied Palestine and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
