Iranian-backed Iraqi militias launched two one-way attack targeting US !!!

WAR_REPORT:- Iranian-backed Iraqi militias appear to have resumed their attack campaign targeting US forces in Iraq. Iranian-backed Iraqi militias launched two one-way attack drones targeting US and coalition forces at Ain al Asad Airbase in Anbar Province, Iraq on July 16, according to two Iraqi militia “officials” cited by Western media. An anonymous US-led coalition source told Iraqi media that US air defense systems intercepted both drones.

No group has officially claimed the attack at the time of writing, though an Iraq-focused analyst reported that a propaganda outlet affiliated with Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba claimed the attack on July 16.

The Iranian-backed Iraqi militias previously threatened on or before June 5 to attack US forces in Iraq if the Iraqi prime minister failed to set a date for US troop withdrawal within 40 days, and the militias’ coordinating body also threatened to resume attacks on June 19.

Ali al Fatlawi, a leader in Ansar Allah al Awfiya cited by Shafaq on July 17, claimed that the drone attack on Ain al Asad Airbase meant attacks against US forces had resumed. Fatlawi did not specify which militia conducted the attack. Fatlawi is also a member of Asaib Ahl al Haq‘s parliamentary bloc.

This attack marks the second Iranian-backed Iraqi militia attacks on a US base in Iraq since Iraqi militias suspended their attack campaign targeting US forces in February 2024.

Key Takeaways:

Iraq: Iranian-backed Iraqi militias appear to have resumed their attack campaign targeting US forces in Iraq.

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