Iraqi militia claimed two rocket attacks targeting US forces in Iraq and Syria !!!

WAR-REPORT:-A new Iranian-backed Iraqi militia claimed two rocket attacks targeting US forces in Iraq and Syria on July 25. The al Thawriyyun group took responsibility for attacking Ain al Asad Airbase in Iraq and the Conoco Mission Support Site in Syria. US and Iraqi officials confirmed that the attack targeting Ain al Asad Airbase caused no damage. CTP-ISW reported this rocket attack on July 25.

 A BBC journalist said that unspecified officials confirmed that rockets targeted the Conoco Mission Support Site but did not reach the base. CTP-ISW noted on July 17 that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias appear to have resumed their attack campaign targeting US forces in Iraq and Syria.

The al Thawriyyun group asserted that it is connected to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq—a coalition of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias that has mounted attack campaigns against US forces and Israel since October 2023. The militia created a Telegram channel on the day of the attacks to claim responsibility for them.

Al Thawriyyun said that their attacks on US forces would persist and become more advanced until US forces withdraw from Iraq. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq paused its attack campaign in February 2024 but militias within the coalition recently threatened to resume their attacks against US forces.

 The Iranian-backed Iraqi militias 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.

SOURCE-ISW