Unidentified Aircraft Strikes Truck Convoy On Iraq-Syria Border
An unidentified aircraft conducted multiple air strikes on a 10-truck convoy stationed on the Syrian side of the Iraq-Syria border on Sunday night.
An unidentified aircraft conducted multiple air strikes on a 10-truck convoy stationed on the Syrian side of the Iraq-Syria border on Sunday night.
The information was confirmed by an Iraqi border official on Monday. The convoy had crossed into Syria from Iraq using the Qaim border crossing the day before. The air strikes resulted in the destruction of part of the convoy.
The Qaim border crossing is located near the Syrian town of Abu Kamal, also known as Al Bukamal. It is in close proximity to where the US military had carried out air strikes on the previous Friday. The US strikes targeted two facilities that were being used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups. The Pentagon stated that the strikes were a response to recent attacks against US forces in both Iraq and Syria.
On Monday, two sources from Iraqi militia groups reported that on Sunday, unidentified aircraft carried out air strikes on a facility utilized by the militia near Abu Kamal.
According to the sources, the building targeted in the attack had been vacated by militia fighters a day before with no casualties recorded.
Last week, the Pentagon disclosed that American troops in Syria and Iraq had faced multiple attacks from Iranian proxies between October 17 and October 24. Senator Cotton, speaking on Fox News, suggested that the Biden administration should consider the approach taken by the Trump administration when it targeted and killed Qassem Soleimani the IRGC’s Quds Force commander in January 2020.
