Iraqi media close to the Popular Mobilization announced on Monday evening that a missile strike targeted the international coalition forces in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, in conjunction with Iraqi factions threatening the United States after an American raid that left dead belonging to one of the "crowd" factions.

Syrian local sources said that the bombing targeted the vicinity of the Al-Omar oil field, and the official Syrian News Agency reported targeting the US military base in the Al-Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor countryside with missiles.

The same agency said that the US forces are supporting their bases in the Hasaka countryside with 60 vehicles loaded with logistical supplies.

Today, Monday, the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades vowed to escalate the frequency of attacks on US forces in the country, in response to an air raid launched by Washington on one of the "Popular Mobilization" factions on the Iraqi-Syrian border.

The US Central Command confirmed to Al Jazeera that it was "aware of reports of bombing in the vicinity of the Al-Omar field in Syria, and we are studying them."

A US military spokesman said that US forces in Syria were attacked by several missiles, without causing casualties or damage, according to initial reports.

American bombing

And on Sunday evening, the "Sayyid Al-Shuhada Brigades" faction announced the killing of 4 of its members in an American air attack, while the US Department of Defense said that the raid came in response to attacks by drones launched by Iranian-backed factions on American interests in Iraq.

And the security official of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, Abu Ali al-Askari, said - via Twitter - that "crime and tyranny in the approach and behavior of the American enemy cannot be responded to by denunciation and objection, but rather it must be a practical, accurate and continuous deterrence."

He also called on the security forces of the Iraqi government to "work with their brothers in the resistance to gain the honor of liberating the land from occupation."

The US air raid drew condemnations from Baghdad, the Iraqi army, the Popular Mobilization Forces, and armed factions within the “Popular Mobilization Forces” close to Iran, vowing revenge against Washington, according to data.

Attacks against America

In recent months, there has been an increase in the frequency of missile and drone attacks carrying explosives targeting the US embassy in the capital, Baghdad, and Iraqi military bases hosting international coalition soldiers to fight ISIS.

The United States accuses Iraqi factions within the "Popular Mobilization", close to Iran, of being behind these attacks.

Foreign Policy magazine said that for weeks before the Sunday raids, the US Department of Defense had monitored drone attacks by pro-Iranian militias against US forces.

The magazine added that the US strikes highlight the growing threat to US forces and their allies, and the increasing influence that Iran has built through its proxy forces in Iraq and Syria, according to the magazine.

She indicated that the US strikes could complicate the fragile talks between the Biden administration and Iran, to return to the nuclear agreement.

Under the direction of Biden

And Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced - in a statement - that "at the direction of President (American Joe) Biden, US military forces (...) launched precision defensive air strikes against facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in the Iraqi-Syrian border area," noting that Biden He directed "more military action to disrupt and deter" the ongoing attacks by Iranian-backed groups targeting US interests in Iraq.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said - during a visit to Rome on Monday afternoon - that this self-defense move to do what is necessary to prevent any further attacks sends an important and strong message to the targeted factions.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday that the air strikes launched by the United States against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria on Sunday were aimed at reducing the risk of escalation.

Psaki added that the White House had notified concerned members of Congress prior to the strikes, and was still in contact with allies in the region.

no escalation

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called on all parties concerned to exercise restraint and avoid escalation, against the background of the US raid that targeted the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq on the border with Syria.

This came in a press conference held by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, on Monday at the United Nations Permanent Headquarters in New York.

In response to reporters' questions about Guterres' position on the US raid, Dujarric said, "We are aware of the reports that talked about the air strike in the Iraqi-Syrian border area, and the Secretary-General remains concerned about the volatile situation in the region."

He added that the Secretary-General reiterates his call to all parties to exercise restraint and avoid any risk of escalation, which could undermine diplomatic efforts aimed at finding peaceful settlements to regional tensions.

Iraqi condemnation

For his part, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi condemned - on Monday - the strikes, which he considered a "blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty."

He said in a statement, "Iraq renews its refusal to be an arena for settling accounts, and adheres to its right to sovereignty over its lands and prevents its use as an arena for reactions and attacks," calling for "calm down and avoiding all forms of escalation."

According to Washington, the American strikes targeted operational facilities and weapons depots in two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that "what the United States is doing is destabilizing the security of the region," adding that "one of the victims of destabilization in the region will be the United States itself."

Syria condemned the "blatant American aggression on the Syrian-Iraqi border region," according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry reported by the official Syrian news agency, SANA.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry considered the US strike a "flagrant violation of the sanctity of Syrian and Iraqi lands."

Sunday's air strikes were the second such US attack on Iranian-backed militias in Syria since President Joe Biden took office.

In February, more than 20 Iraqi fighters were killed in US strikes targeting their positions in eastern Syria, according to human rights sources.