At least six members of the US-backed Kurdish-led SDF were killed in a drone attack that hit a US base in eastern Syria late Sunday night as regional tensions continue to escalate.
The drone targeted a base at the US-occupied al-Omar oil field in eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor province. The SDF said, “Six of our fighters were martyred during a terrorist attack by a suicide plane.”
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll had risen to seven and that 18 other Kurdish fighters were wounded in the attack, but the numbers are not confirmed.
The incident is the most significant attack on a US base since President Biden ordered a series of major airstrikes across eastern Syria and western Iraq on Friday, killing around 40 people. The strikes came in response to the January 28 drone attack in Jordan that killed three US troops.
The attack on the US base in occupied Syria is seen as a response to the airstrikes. According to The Associated Press, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a shadowy umbrella group of Iraqi Shia militias, took credit for the attack.
US officials have warned the airstrikes in Syria and Iraq could continue, especially if there were more attacks on US bases. On Sunday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan refused to rule out the idea of launching airstrikes on Iran.
The Pentagon has admitted it has no evidence Iran was involved in the Jordan drone attack that killed US troops or any of the over 160 rocket and drone attacks on US bases since mid-October. Regardless, the US says Iran is responsible because it arms the Iraqi Shia militias.
Ah, “US-backed“. Have to expand the reasons for the upcoming retaliatory strikes.
Does that mean they were contractors for the Americans, Prince employees, since they cant get Americans to sign up in the mercenary army?
Some time ago an American was killed on a base, but it turned out it was an Iraqi contractor.
The f you are talking about now, expert? Hard to get Americans in the mercenary Army?
What do you think we have? The army of criminals of Wagner?
Lol you guys are clueless.
Hey neocon shit stain why don’t y0u pull your head out of your ass?
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/10/03/after-missing-goal-again-army-announces-sweeping-recruiting-reforms/
Yup. Like the “Iran-backed” Houthenese, Hezbollians, and other targetted militae. Labels are SUPER important for building a convenient narrative.
Exactly…! At least Dave is brave enough to use the US-made labeling on US Kurd militia allies…! I would like to see Dave would use “US-backed ISIS” in the future…!
He’s shown to be biased and dishonest so I don’t think it will be to hard to ask. He’ll definitely do it.
If they were on an American base its because they are American paid mercenaries from Iraq.
“The drone targeted a base at the US-occupied al-Omar oil field…”
Let’s not gloss over THAT critical point right there…!
Wonder what the militias would be attacking if we didn’t have >30 (known) military bases and other facilities in the middle east?
Nada…!
The drone attack was meant for the Oil and Grain Thieves more than occupiers…!
Man, you should work for Putin’s intelligence. It sucks and it needs genius like you.
The illegal US bases in Syria need to be destroyed. Issue a warning to those who inhabit these bases that they are there illegally and must leave. Iraq should do the same..kick the Americans to the curb. The US only brings misery and destruction wherever it raises its ugly head.
We have a Death to America guy there.
It sounds more like he wants the U.S. to leave countries it is not welcome in. That’s a far cry from “death to America.” But to fascist neocon shits stains like yourself any opinion that America can’t just do whatever it likes without consequences is “anti American” or as you whine here “death to America.”
Is that Don again? The same Don that claimed:
“And yes, i’m against US invasion of all previous wars.”
That sounds pretty anti-American to me.
ok uncle sam claims that Iran is backing what he calls the Houthi “terrorists” out of one side of his mouth whilst simultaneously backing what he calls Kurdish “fighters” out of the other side of his mouth. hey uncle sam; you should call a spade a spade instead of calling a spade a diamond. hypocrite much?
meanwhile; US speaker of the house Johnson who claims to have Jesus on his side and has literally equated Trump with Jesus, is more concerned with wiping Iran off the map (what would Jesus say?) even though the actual pentagon has had no choice but to admit that there is no evidence that Iran has any fingers in the pie at all.
and the New American Century seems to be rolling right along.
i blame Bush Sr’s ilk and their Project for a New American Century for today’s state of affairs.
There was a long silence about PNAC after the war in Iraq, but the neocons never forgot it.
Been going on since: [USA Congressman Eliot] Engel (D-NY) and a group of politicians and Jewish leaders from New York traveled to Israel and met for ninety minutes with Ariel Sharon in his Jerusalem office. The Israeli leader complained to his vistors that the United States was not putting enought pressure on Syria, although he specifically thanked Engel for sponsoring the Syria Accountability Act, and made it clear that he strongly favored continued efforts to push the legislation on Capitol Hill. #72 (The Israel Lobby, P-276)
What else should one expect in an environment where it is eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, but the belligerent does ten eyes for and eye, and twenty teeth for a tooth. I wonder what would happen if the belligerent would dole out some unilateral peace for a change; possibly some peace for some peace?
Glad Dave remembered how much I’m triggered when he spells out the word “Democratic” in the “SDF.” We still have to acknowledge all the 6 Kurds who died in a US base, stealing Syrian oil from its starving people, of which the Kurds are technically a part. I’m playing a sad symphony on my world’s smallest violin. …Sorry Captain obvious. You can’t see or hear it because it is the world’s smallest violin. Besides, I don’t know how to play a violin even if I wanted to. More importantly, I don’t want to.