Pro-Iranian militias responded to the US attack in Baghdad with offensives on their bases in Syria (Portal)
The pro-Iranian militia group known as Islamic resistanceIn Iraq A drone strike was awarded on one base USA South of Syria in response to Washington's previous offensive in Baghdad that killed a terrorist leader.
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“The Mujahideen “The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has used drones to attack the occupation base in the Rukban area of Syria and the Islamic Resistance confirms that it continues to destroy enemy strongholds,” the group said in a statement.
According to the militia, it was a strategy to “resist the US occupation in Iraq and the region” and to respond to the “massacres” of thousands of Palestinian civilians due to Washington-backed Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip.
The United States killed three members of the Harakat al Nujaba formation, including 12th Brigade commander Mushtaq Talib al Saidi and his assistant, in what it said was a “necessary action” (Europa Press).
The attack also resulted in a significant fatality in the terrorist ranks on Thursday. In the morning, a drone bombed a headquarters of the pro-Iranian militia group Popular audiencein Baghdad, and eliminated three members of the formation Harakat al Nujabaincluding the commander of the 12th Brigade, Mushtaq Talib al Saidiand his assistant.
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Al Nujaba was one of the terrorist groups that launched its own offensive round when the fighting between Israel and Hamas began, in the case against US targets in Syria and Iraq. The Pentagon had already blamed them for some of the attacks on their personnel in the region.
“US forces have taken a necessary and proportionate measure. It is important to note that the attack was carried out in self-defense and no civilians were injured. “No infrastructure or facilities were affected,” Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said after the news broke.
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“We will fight back and we will make the Americans regret carrying out this aggression,” said Abu Aqeel al-Moussawi, commander of a local Iraqi militia.
The terrorists had already retaliated, contributing to more than 100 previous attacks on US bases (EFE).
The United States has around 2,500 troops in Iraq and another 900 in Syria to maintain a strong presence in the region and prevent a resurgence of terrorism Islamic State. However, these bases have been attacked at least 100 times since October 17 due to their support of Israel in the war, which terrorists reject and see as unjustified interference.
Without going any further, on December 25, an unmanned aerial vehicle arrived at a site near Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan, where US forces and the anti-jihadist coalition operate. Several people were injured in the incident, although the exact number was not disclosed.
Shortly afterwards, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq reported another maneuver, also at a base near Harir, northwest of Erbil. The group “attacked the occupation base in Aldea Verde in interior Syria with drones,” it said.
(With information from EFE)