Iraqi Militia Strikes US Base in Syria With Drone Attack

Shiite Group Targets Al-Omar Oil Field

An Iraqi Shiite group, “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” announced responsibility for a drone strike on a US military base in eastern Syria. The group claimed through an online statement that they targeted the al-Omar oil field in Deir al-Zour province with a booby-trapped drone, successfully hitting its intended mark. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitoring organization, verified the attack on the US base but did not provide specific details. No casualties have been reported from this recent strike. This incident is seen as part of a series of attacks against US forces, potentially in retaliation to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. According to the observatory, this attack represents the 35th such assault on US bases in Syria since October 19.