The US military reported on Monday that US and international forces stationed in northeastern Syria were targeted by drones and missiles for the fourth time in less than 24 hours.
A U.S. military official told Reuters that "their forces were targeted three times on Sunday evening and once on Monday morning, noting that there was minor damage to infrastructure as a result of those attacks without casualties."
This comes after armed factions in Iraq announced the targeting of the US base in the Green Village deep inside Syria at dawn on Monday, and the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" adopted the attack, noting that it was done with a drone, and hit the target directly.
The United States announced on Sunday that it had carried out strikes targeting two sites in eastern Syria, which it said were linked to Iran, in response to previous attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria, which numbered more than 45 since October 17, and led to the injury of dozens of American soldiers.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that "the strikes carried out in Syria are aimed at undermining the groups responsible for attacks against US forces," warning that these attacks "must stop, otherwise we will not hesitate to do what is necessary to protect US forces."
Attacks on bases where the US army is deployed in Syria and Iraq have recently increased, coinciding with the tension in the region, in light of the US support for Israel in its war against the Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip, which continues for the 38th consecutive day.
Iran denies any connection to the attacks, saying that "groups attacking US forces in Syria and Iraq act independently, and do not receive orders or directions from Tehran."