Drones attack US military base in Syria, US officials confirms

A military base in southern Syria, where US troops have been training forces to fight against the Islamic State group, was attacked by drones on Thursday, according to US officials reports AP. One drone was shot down, but another caused minor injuries.

In the past few days, similar drone attacks have been witnessed targeting U.S. and coalition bases in Iraq, signaling rising tension in the region. This escalation follows a devastating explosion at a Gaza hospital that tragically claimed more than 500 people's lives.

The al-Tanf garrison, located in southeastern Syria, holds a crucial position as it is used by Iranian-backed militants for ferrying weapons to Hezbollah. Syrian opposition activists also reported a drone strike on an oil facility in eastern Syria housing American troops.


According to Omar Abu Layla, an activist overseeing the Deir Ezzor 24 media outlet, three drones armed with explosives targeted the Conoco gas field in Deir el-Zour, bordering Iraq. Rami Abdurrahman from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the occurrence, citing five distinct explosions at the Conoco gas field.

Israel has also received a cargo plane carrying the initial shipment of armoured vehicles from the United States today to replace the vehicles damaged during the war, the Israel Ministry of Defence.


During his visit, US President Joe Biden compared the Hamas attack to "fifteen 9/11s" for a nation the size of Israel while retreating that America stood with Israelis and their demand for justice.

"My message to any State or any other hostile actor thinking about attacking Israel remains the same as it was a week ago - Don't. Don't. Don't. Since this terrorist attack, we have seen it described as Israel's 9/11. But for the nations the size of Israel, it was like fifteen 9/11s," the US President said at a press conference in Tel Aviv.

Biden has also vowed Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the United States' unwavering support for Israel.