The Syrian army said on Saturday that it had repelled a drone attack from Iraq targeting a military base in the south of the country, recently vacated by American troops from the international anti-jihadist coalition, as reported by state media.
“Army units repelled a drone attack targeting the military base of Al-Tanf in the south of the country,” said the Syrian army quoted by the official news agency SANA.
“The drones were launched from Iraq,” the same source added.
Iraq, used to balancing act to preserve its alliances with Washington and Tehran, has been drawn into the regional war triggered by Israeli-American strikes on Iran on February 28.
Pro-Iranian groups have claimed attacks on American interests in Iraq and the region, groups that have also been targeted by American strikes.
On Tuesday, the Syrian army had indicated that one of its bases in the northeast of the country, recently vacated by American troops, was targeted by missile fire from its Iraqi neighbor. An Iraqi security official blamed a pro-Iranian armed faction for the attack.
The American forces of the anti-jihadist coalition have withdrawn in recent months from the military bases of Al-Tanf and Shadadi (northeast), and have begun to withdraw from the Qasrak base located in the Hassakeh province.
[Context: The Syrian army repelled a drone attack from Iraq targeting a military base previously used by American troops. The tensions in the region have escalated due to various attacks and counterattacks involving pro-Iranian groups and American forces.]
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