March 2023 northeastern Syria clashes
2023 Northeastern Syria clashes | |||||||
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Part of the Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States |
Iranian-backed militias Iran Syria | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
US Army US Air Force |
Liwa Al-Ghaliboun[1] Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[2] Syrian Armed Forces[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed, 25 injured[3] |
8 killed (Pentagon claim)[4] 19 killed (SOHR claim)[5] |
On March 23, 2023, at 1:38 p.m. local time (UTC+03:00), a kamikaze drone allegedly of Iranian origin struck a coalition base at Abu Hajar Airport near Rmelan, al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. As a response, The US military carried out a series of attacks using F-15 Fighters at the direction of President Joe Biden. On 24 March 2023, two retaliatory strikes at near oil and gas fields known as Conoco in the vicinity of Deir Ezzor by multiple rockets and at Green Village (US military base) by three drones targeted US and coalition forces.
Attacks
On March 23, 2023, at 1:38 p.m. local time (
In retaliation, U.S. President
On 24 March, 10 rockets were launched at the Green Village near al-Omar oil field which injured another American serviceman.[9] By afternoon, another rocket attack targeted US forces near the oil and gas fields of Conoco, east of Deir ez-Zor.[15] On 30 March, the Pentagon revealed that twelve American were wounded in total with six U.S. troops in Syria suffering traumatic brain injuries due to the two attacks by Iran-backed militias.[16]
A little-known militant group known as Liwa Al-Ghaliboun (The Brigade of Those who Prevail)
Reaction and aftermath
On 27 March, the
As of 13 April, US personnel wounded in the clashes reached at least 25, including troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury.[3]
See also
- December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
- February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
- June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
- 2023 Homs drone strike
References
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- ^ a b "Death toll update 16 people kil*led including regime sol*diers in airstrikes on positions of Iranian militias". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ a b "11 more US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after attacks in Syria last month". CNN. 13 April 2023.
- ^ Stewart, Phil; Ali, Idrees; Stewart, Phil; Ali, Idrees (30 March 2023). "Six U.S. Troops suffer traumatic brain injuries in Syria -Pentagon". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Separate aerial attacks | Unidentified and US aircraft kill 30 Iranian-backed militias in Deir Ezzor since early 2023 • the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ a b "Iran-Backed Group Claims Drone Attack On U.S. Base In Northeast Syria". Middle East Media Research Institute. 26 March 2023.
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- ^ "New attack against U.S. base in Syria after alleged Iranian drone kills American contractor, drawing airstrikes". CBS News. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Including nine Syrians | 14 members of Iranian-backed militias kil*led in airst*rikes on their positions". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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- ^ a b Stewart, Phil; Ali, Idrees (2023-03-30). "Six U.S. troops suffer traumatic brain injuries in Syria -Pentagon". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Kesten, Lou; Mroue, Bassem; Gambrell, Jon (24 March 2023). "US Retaliates After Iranian Drone Strikes American Forces in Syria". Time. Retrieved 24 March 2023.