The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria
Oct 19,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
US forces
in Syria brought down two drones that were targeting them, leading to some
minor injuries, US officials said on Thursday, with Washington on heightened
alert for activity by Iran-backed groups as regional tensions soar during the
Israel-Hamas war.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack took place on Wednesday against US forces at Al-Tanf base, near Syria's borders with Iraq and Jordan.
The
officials did not say who was responsible for the attack.
US military
forces in Iraq were targeted on Wednesday in two separate drone attacks, with
one causing minor injuries to a small number of troops even though the US
military managed to intercept the armed drone.
Asharq al
Awsat