Six fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been killed in a drone strike on a US base in Syria, activists say. About 20 other people were injured, Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said on Monday.
The pro-Iranian group Islamic Resistance in Iraq issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack.
SDF section affected
Abdel Rahman said the attack hit an SDF section inside the base. It is the first attack by pro-Iranian groups on a US base since Washington’s retaliatory strikes in Syria and Iraq late last week.
Drone attack in Jordan: three American soldiers dead
On January 28, a drone crashed into a base in Jordan, killing three American soldiers and injuring more than 40 others. Washington blames Iranian-backed groups for this. The US responded on Friday with a series of strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria and Iraq and said it would continue retaliation.
The American base on the Al-Omar oil field is part of a US-led coalition that aims to further combat the already pushed back jihadist militia ‘Islamic State’ (IS). As part of this coalition, approximately 900 U.S. troops are stationed in Syria and approximately 2,500 in Iraq.
The US military again destroys Houthi militia missiles in Yemen
According to its own statements, the US military again fired on targets of the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Sunday. The US regional command Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for the Middle East, said five missiles were destroyed in the airstrikes. There were five missiles ready to be fired at ships and one missile for ground targets.
U.S. forces “identified the missiles in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen and determined that they posed an immediate threat to U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the region,” CENTCOM added. On Saturday, US and British forces said they had shelled dozens of targets in Yemen.
“Axis of Resistance”
The Houthis are also supported by Iran. Since mid-November, the Houthis have attacked numerous ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The militia says the reason for the attacks is to support the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the war against Israel. The radical Islamic Hamas and Houthi militias see themselves as part of the self-proclaimed “Axis of Resistance” directed against Israel.
The shipping route from the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Strait of Bab al-Mandab and the Gulf of Aden to the Indian Ocean is an extremely important route for world trade and passes directly through Yemen. Due to the Houthi attacks on container ships, many shipping companies are now avoiding sailing through the Red Sea, leading to delays and higher freight costs due to the long detours.
Source: Krone
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