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US says a drone attack targeted its Syria base, no casualties
[Jpost] The attack took place at the base near where the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq meet. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.A drone attack hit a compound run by US troops and US-backed Syrian opposition fighters in eastern Syria on Monday, with no casualties, the United States military said. "Operation Inherent Resolve forces, in coordination with our Maghaweir al-Thowra
WHAT IS THE CONTEXT IN SYRIA? Maghaweir al-Thowra is US-backed Syrian opposition fighters. The US and coalition troops are based at Al-Tanf to train Syrian forces to counter Islamic State militants.
Maj. Gen. John Brennan ...director of the CIA under the Obama administration. One of the deeper dwelling denizens of the Deep State, probably the guy who lit the match that launched the Russiagate coup attempt... , the commander of Combined Joint Task Force, condemned the dronezap. ``Such attacks put the lives of innocent Syrian civilians at risk and undermine the significant efforts by our Partner Forces to maintain the lasting defeat of ISIS,'' he said, using an acronym for the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group. The attack occurred hours after Israeli ... KABOOM!... s on western and central Syria killed three soldiers, maimed three others and caused material damage. A Syrian opposition war monitor, the Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the Israeli strikes hit Syrian army positions where Iran-backed fighters are based. Drone attacks on al-Tanf have been rare. In October last year, U.S. officials said they believe Iran  ...The nation is noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence... was behind a drone attack that month in al-Tanf saying at the time that they believe that the attacks involved as many as five drones laden with explosive charges. It said the drones hit both the U.S. side of al-Tanf garrison and the side where Syrian opposition forces stay. The October attacks came days after an Israeli airstrike on central Syria. Related: Operation Inherent Resolve: 2022-08-05 US Air Force charges airman over ‘deliberate’ explosion on base in Syria in April Operation Inherent Resolve: 2022-06-28 US carries out strike inside Syria, targeting 'senior' terrorist leader: CENTCOM Operation Inherent Resolve: 2022-06-17 US transports senior ISIS commander to Iraq Related: Al-Tanf: 2022-02-09 Russian Defense Ministry: US and Britain continue amnesty for terrorists in Syria Al-Tanf: 2021-12-17 Western coalition in Syria shoots down menacing drone Al-Tanf: 2021-11-01 Good Morning Related: New Syrian Army: 2018-03-20 Syria accuses US Coalition of evacuating Daesh militants from Deir Ezzor New Syrian Army: 2016-09-11 The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi and Syrian Editions New Syrian Army: 2016-07-02 The Beatings Will Continue: Syrian Edtion Related: Maghawir al-Thawra: 2020-05-16 Deir Ezzor | Iranian forces continue boosting positions in the desert Maghawir al-Thawra: 2018-12-22 Syrian rebels say U.S. troops remain in key garrison near Iraq Maghawir al-Thawra: 2018-09-16 Homs: Syrian Army launches offensive against ISIS near Tanf (video) Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-16 |
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