US military bases in Middle East attacked with drones and missiles
US military bases in the Middle East came under attack on Thursday, 19 October, with drones striking Al-Tanf, the US base in Syria, and a missile strike on Conoco, another US base in Syria, while the US also intercepted three attack drones in Iraq.
Source: Fox News
Details: A US defence official said that the drones had targeted the US base of Al-Tanf, located near Syria's common border with Iraq and Jordan.
Iranian-aligned Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen also reported on Thursday that two US military bases in Syria had been attacked.
In addition to the drone attack on the Al-Tanf base, Al Mayadeen reported a missile strike on the Conoco base in a rural area in Syria's northern Deir ez-Zor region.
In Iraq, the US intercepted three attack drones targeting two different military bases, as two US defence officials confirmed. Later, the US Central Command also confirmed the attack.
The two drones targeted the Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq, where US troops are stationed. Several soldiers were slightly injured.
The third drone targeted a base in northern Iraq. No casualties were reported.
Background:
- On Thursday, a US destroyer shot down three surface-to-air missiles and several drones supposedly launched by Houthi forces from Yemen.
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