“You can consider that the strike on Tanf was an implementation” of previous promises by Syrian allies to retaliate for Palmyra, according to an official with the so-called Axis of Resistance, an anti-Western political-military alliance that includes Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and other groups fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces. officials say America was not involved with it. Israel has been blamed for the attack, but U.S. Pro-Iran media outlets have been saying that the attack on Tanf was carried out by “Syria’s allies” - an apparent reference to Iran-backed groups - in retaliation for an attack days earlier near the historic Syrian town of Palmyra. “The protection and security of our troops overseas remains a paramount concern for the secretary,” Kirby said, referring to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, “and that if there is to be a response, it will be at a time and a place and a manner of our choosing, and we certainly won’t get ahead of those kinds of decisions.” Kirby also declined to say if troops were warned ahead of time or whether the U.S.
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But he would not go into specifics and said he had no update on the munitions used in the attack. has seen similar ones before from Shia militia groups that are backed by Iran. He called it a “complex, coordinated and deliberate attack” and said the U.S. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby declined to provide details when asked about the report during a news conference Monday.
The base is also located on a road serving as a vital link for Iranian-backed forces from Tehran all the way to southern Lebanon and Israel. and coalition troops are based at al-Tanf to train Syrian forces on patrols to counter Islamic State militants. There were no reported injuries or deaths as a result of the attack. side of al-Tanf garrison and the side where Syrian opposition forces stay. Officials said they believe the attacks involved as many as five drones laden with explosive charges, and that they hit both the U.S. They were Iranian drones, and Iran appears to have facilitated their use, officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss details that have not been made public. believes that Iran resourced and encouraged the attack, but that the drones were not launched from Iran. officials say they believe Iran was behind the drone attack last week at the military outpost in southern Syria where American troops are based.
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