US airstrikes killed five fighters near the border with Syria and Iraq. resistance takes revenge

Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel affiliated with Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units Against Terrorism (Hashd al-Shaabi in Arabic), said Lebanese citizens were among the victims of the attack, which targeted military installations in the city. Al-Bukamal early Saturday morning. The incident comes after Iraqi rebels launched three attacks on US bases in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and neighboring Syria, citing opposition to US support for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.

The Islamic Resistance Group of Iraq, an anti-terrorist militant group, claimed responsibility for the drone attack on the al-Harir air base, 45 km north of Iraq, in a separate statement posted on its Telegram channel. plane. Friday night. The group stressed that the airstrikes were carried out in support of America's bloody war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

No information has yet been received on the extent of damage to military installations and possible casualties. Earlier, Iraqi insurgents fired missiles at the US military base in al-Shadadi, about 50 km south of Hasakah, northeastern Syria.

Another US-controlled unit fired even more missiles at the Haraab al-Zir military base in the Yarubiya district of the same Syrian province. The attacks on US-led military installations in Iraq and Syria come amid growing anti-American sentiment over US support for Israel's war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. The war killed at least 21,320 people, many of them women and children. Another 55,603 people were injured. The Israeli regime launched the war after Gaza resistance groups launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, the largest operation against the occupation forces in years.

Since the beginning of the October 7 war, the United States has supported Israel's brutal attacks on the Palestinian territories as a means of "self-defense."

On November 2, the US House of Representatives passed a separate $14.3 billion military aid package for Israel. However, the bill still needs to be approved by the Senate.

Washington also rejected a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.