On Sunday, at least five rockets were launched from the town of Zummar in Iraq towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria. The attack did not result in any reported injuries to U.S. personnel.
This marks the first strike against U.S. forces since early February, when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq paused their attacks against U.S. troops. The incident occurred one day after Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani returned from a visit to the United States, where he met with President Joe Biden at the White House.
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah stated that Iraqi armed groups decided to resume attacks on the U.S. presence in the region due to a perceived lack of progress in talks regarding the withdrawal of American troops during al-Sudani's visit to Washington. "What happened recently is just the beginning," the group warned.
In a statement, Iraqi security forces condemned the attack, accusing "outlaw elements" of targeting a base of the international coalition in Syria around 9:50 p.m. local time. In response, Iraqi forces initiated a major search operation in northern Nineveh province, where they discovered the vehicle used in the attack.
