Rockets fired from Iraq towards US base in Syria: Report
Two Iraqi security sources told the Reuters news agency that at least five rockets were fired from Zummar, in northern Iraq, towards a US military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday.
The attack, if confirmed, would be the first against US forces in the area since early February, after Iranian-backed forces stopped attacks they had been conducting.
The news of the attack comes after fears that violence between Iran and Israel could escalate into all-out war, following the Israeli killing of a top Iranian general in Tehran’s consulate in Syria, a direct Iranian attack on Israel, and reports of an Israeli attack on central Iran.
More details on reports that rockets were fired from Iraq at US military base
We are getting some more information regarding the reports that rockets were launched from Iraq’s town of Zummar towards a US military base in northeastern Syria.
Two Iraqi security sources and a senior army officer have told Reuters that a rocket launcher fixed on the back of a small truck had been parked in Zummar, a border town near Syria. The military official said the truck caught fire after an explosion as warplanes were in the sky. “We can’t confirm that the truck was bombed by US warplanes unless we investigate it,” said a military official on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the incident.
The reported attack comes one day after a huge blast at a military base in Iraq that killed a member of an Iraqi security force.
Iraqi security forces searching for US base attackers
The Iraqi Security Media Cell said that its forces were conducting searches across a wide area in an effort to find the “outlaws” responsible for the rocket attack that targeted US forces at a base in northwestern Syria.
A statement from the security forces carried by the Iraqi News Agency said that the launchpad for the rockets had been found.
Iraq has already asked the US to leave the country. I guess some groups rather see them leaving sooner than later.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-seeks-quick-exit-us-forces-no-deadline-set-pm-says-2024-01-10/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-iraq-begin-talks-lead-withdrawal-american-troops/story?id=10668
