From the Ain al-Assad base (archive – Reuters)
Security threats have once again drawn attention to the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar, western Iraq, which hosts American forces.
Iraqi factions announced Thursday that they would target Al-Qaeda. The faction known as the “Islamic Resistance Movement in Iraq” said in a statement that “its fighters directly targeted Ain al-Assad with a drone, which directly hit his targets,” according to its statement.
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Previous attacks and fears
In recent days this base and other bases hosting American forces in Iraq have been subjected to attacks using drones or Katyusha rockets.
These attacks also occurred amid fears that the heavily fortified US embassy in the Green Zone would be exposed to similar attack attempts.
It also came in the midst of international, especially American, concern over the expansion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which erupted three weeks ago, into a regional war in which Iran will intervene directly, if unlikely, or through factions. faithful to it.
Ain al-Assad base in Iraq (archive – Agence France-Presse)
As the United States increased military readiness and sent more air defense systems to the Middle East.
Since the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Palestinian factions on October 7, following the surprise attack launched by Hamas against Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, the frequency of threats from various Iranian-backed factions and groups has increased , whether in Iraq, Syria, or even Lebanon, where Hezbollah has threatened more than once, committing to war against Israel if “the need arises.” From Yemen, the Houthi leader also threatened on October 10 to launch drones and missiles if American forces intervened directly in the conflict in Gaza!