Unknown Group Launches Drone Strikes On Multiple Bases Hosting U.S. Troops

Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East as the Hamas and Israel war boils over into other nations.

It has been anticipated that Iran or Lebanon militias might join in on the conflict to strike a fatal blow to Israel.

However, it has recently been learned that an Iraq base that was harboring U.S. troops was stuck by two drone strikes.

It is not clear who fired the drone strike.

Check out footage of the attack here:

JUST IN: The United States just intercepted two drones targeting American troops housed in Iraq..

Iraqi militia has announced a second drone attack..

DEVELOPING..pic.twitter.com/VMKvYNpzTQ

— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) October 18, 2023

The folks at Fox News have more on the story:

The Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq, which hosts U.S. and international forces, was targeted by drones and rockets Thursday evening, according to Reuters.

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Two security sources told the outlet “multiple blasts” were heard inside the base and it was not immediately clear if the attacks caused casualties or damages.

The area around the base was closed by the Iraqi military, who began a search operation. The attacks are believed to have taken place around the time President Biden delivered an address from the Oval Office.

Interestingly, the strikes happened when Biden was giving a speech.

It leaves me wondering if this was intentionally done to provoke the United States.

#Breaking News: The US Military has intercepted two drone attacks on bases holding US troops in Iraq. The Iraqi militia, which is backed by Iran, has taken credit for the attack. They also claimed they’d launch another attack.

It’s obvious now that Joe Biden and his… pic.twitter.com/9ASYkWckWt

— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_in_Flint) October 18, 2023

More footage of the event as backup:

⚡️Report:

Drone attack on Al-Harir American base in northern Iraq pic.twitter.com/sSitq3RaE5

— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) October 18, 2023

Now, get this.

The attack on the Iraq military base wasn’t the only one.

There was another attack on a southern Syrian base that also housed U.S. troops.

ABC News has more on that developing story:

One drone was shot down, but another caused in minor injuries, said one of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter before an official announcement about the incident.

The attacks follow similar drone strikes over the past few days against U.S. and coalition bases in Iraq amid simmering anger in the region after an explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds of people.

The al-Tanf garrison in southeastern Syria is located at a sensitive juncture often used by Iranian-backed militants to ferry weapons to Hezbollah.

Syrian opposition activists also said Thursday a drone attack was conducted on an oil facility in eastern Syria that houses American troops.

We can only speculate the reasoning because we don’t know who fired the drones.

I have two theories.

The first is a bit more accessible to digest.

The attacks are conducted by Hamas or other rebel groups seeking to preemptively strike bases where U.S. troops are known to be housed.

My other theory is a bit more complex.

These strikes didn’t kill anyone.

It just caused minor injuries.

Maybe their mission wasn’t to kill anyone but rather stir the pot.

Could someone send those missiles to force America into the war?

I would bet it IS possible.

Read more on the USS Liberty incident, and a clearer picture might emerge.

It’s much too detailed of an event to go into here.

But read a bit about it here:

Now seems like a good time to remind everyone about the USS Liberty

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