BREAKING REPORT: US Military Base in Syria Attacked by Iran-Backed Militia DRONE STRIKE; No US Casualties Reported

GATEWAY PUNDIT | By Julian Conradson | October 20, 2021

According to initial reports from the ground, the Al-Tanf US military base in Syria was attacked by at least one drone strike and possible ground fire.

The attack was reportedly carried out by an Iranian-backed militia group on late Wednesday night. 

Sources are also claiming that the attack could have been carried out with a single ‘suicide drone’ that hit the American base.

Confirmed

Drone attack on US troops in Al Tanf, Syria.
Local sources claim multiple drones were involved in tonight’s attack. “Some coming from Iraq-Syria border”
Military sources at the moment though say only a suicide drone targeted the base.

— Nafiseh Kohnavard (@nafisehkBBC) October 20, 2021

According to Sky News Arabia: “A military official in the US Central Command told Sky News Arabia: Initial assessments suspected that Iranian-backed militias had targeted Al-Tanf, and investigations are ongoing.”

مسؤول عسكري في القيادة الوسطى الأميركية لسكاي نيوز عربية: تقديرات أولية تشتبه في قيام ميليشيات مدعومة من ايران باستهداف التنف والتحقيقات جارية

— سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) October 20, 2021

Thankfully, US officials confirmed that no US casualties or injuries were recorded in the “coordinated attack.” They also confirmed that the attack on the US base was – in fact – carried out with drones. 

US troops also reportedly took “indirect fire” during the attack.

BREAKING: US official confirms a drone attack on troops at Al Tanf, Syria. Troops took some indirect fire as well, No US casualties. Too early for attribution.

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) October 20, 2021

The Al-Tanf base is a US military center in Homs Governorate that is located about 15 miles west of the Iran border in the Syrian Desert. It is surrounded by a large deconfliction zone runs along the Iraq–Jordan border and the Jordan–Syria border.