American bases in both Syria and Iraq have come under attack. A US ship also reportedly shot down missiles targeting Israel that originated in Yemen. Here are some posts about this development.
Multiple drone and rocket attacks targeted American military bases in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, causing minor injuries to US troops, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups amid the Israel-Hamas war.
The US' al-Tanf garrison in southeastern Syria… https://t.co/St5mC7mL9l pic.twitter.com/UZR43dL9j1— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) October 19, 2023
🇸🇾🇺🇸 The US army announces that a number of its soldiers were injured in a drone attack on the Al-Tanf base, Syria. pic.twitter.com/t1TkJuYVyv
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) October 19, 2023
The Attack on U.S. Al-Asad Airbase in Western Iraq appears to have been much more Significant than Initial Reports indicated, with multiple Rockets and Drones having been launched towards the Base within the last few hours; there so far has been no word on Damage or Casualties.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 19, 2023
US Navy warship near Yemen intercepts multiple missiles, US officials sayhttps://t.co/zmrKZ4CiVn
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 19, 2023
BREAKING ALERT 🚨 US Navy intercepts 3 missiles fired from Yemen ‘potentially’ at Israel: Pentagon https://t.co/KA6xxcm4Vd
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 19, 2023
This is all escalating. I suspect that things will escalate further if Israel invades Gaza and there’s a good chance that they will be doing that soon.