{"id":3030,"date":"2023-10-25T10:48:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/?p=3030"},"modified":"2023-10-25T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:48:23","slug":"iranian-militias-attack-u-s-military-bases-in-syria-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/targetplatform.net\/en\/?p=3030","title":{"rendered":"Iranian militias attack U.S. military bases in Syria again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amid an escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Iranian militias attacked two U.S. military bases in Syria yesterday, again and within a week of each other. The targets of these coordinated attacks were the strategic bases of Al-Tanf and Rukban, located on the Syrian-Iraqi border.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, U.S. forces shot down an Iranian militia drone that attacked the Al-Tanf base on the Syrian-Iraqi border. In parallel, they foiled another attempted attack on the nearby Al-Rukban base on the Syrian-Iranian border.<\/p>\n<p>The armed militias called themselves the &#8220;Islamic Resistance in Iraq&#8221; claimed responsibility for the attacks on U.S. bases, saying they &#8220;hit direct targets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a statement released yesterday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concern about recent escalations by Iran and its affiliated forces in the Middle East. He announced, &#8220;Following extensive discussions with President Joe Biden about the recent escalation by Iran and forces acting on its behalf throughout the Middle East, today I issued instructions to implement a series of additional measures to strengthen Iran&#8217;s position in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Amid an escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Iranian militias attacked two U.S. military bases in Syria yesterday, again and within a week of each other. The targets of these coordinated attacks were the strategic bases of Al-Tanf and Rukban, located on the Syrian-Iraqi border. 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