Iraq fired 5 rockets at US base in Syria as soon as PM Al-Sudani returned from America
The attack against US forces is the first since the beginning of February. Let us tell you that when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq had stopped their attacks against American soldiers. The attack occurred a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani returned from a visit to America and met President Joe Biden.
Iraq attacked an American military base. (symbolic)
A day after the return of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani from America, Iraq launched a rocket towards the American military base in Syria. At least five rockets were fired from the Iraqi city of Jummar towards a US military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security sources said.
The attack against US forces is the first since the beginning of February. Let us tell you that when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq had stopped their attacks against American soldiers. The attack occurred a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani returned from a visit to America and met President Joe Biden.
Explosion from rockets
Sources and a senior army officer said a rocket launcher mounted on the back of a small truck was parked in the Syrian border town of Zummar. The military official said that while the fighter jets were in the sky, the truck caught fire due to the explosion of unfired rockets.
A military officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the incident, said that until we investigate, we cannot confirm whether the truck was bombed by an American fighter jet or not.
Iraqi security forces deployed
A security official based in Zummar City said Iraqi security forces were deployed to the area and had begun searching for the criminals who fled the area using another vehicle. An army official said the truck has been seized for further investigation and preliminary investigation suggests it was destroyed by the airstrike.
Big explosion at military base
The official said that we are communicating with coalition forces in Iraq to share information on this attack. The attacks came a day after a massive explosion at a military base in Iraq early Saturday morning killed an Iraqi security force member. Iran-backed groups were also included in this. The commander said it was an attack while the army said it was investigating and there were no fighter jets in the sky at that time.
