Iran and the Syrian regime are exploiting instability in eastern Syria to pose a greater threat to US forces there.
US DRONE STRIKE IN SYRIA UPDATE
CTP will update and refine our assessments of these campaigns over time and in future updates. This section examines some of the many campaigns that Iran is pursuing to achieve this strategic objective.
This section covers Iranian efforts to consolidate and expand Tehran’s economic, military, and political influence throughout the Levant especially in Syria.
This update covers political, military, and economic events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to Iran and its Axis of Resistance. This story has been updated with additional information Wednesday.ĬNN’s Paul LeBlanc contributed to this report.Ashka Jhaveri, Annika Ganzeveld, Amin Soltani, and Nicholas Carl In late-September, the US conducted an airstrike targeting a senior al Qaeda leader in the northwestern city of Idlib in Syria. The White House had said the strikes were backed by Article II of the Constitution as well as the United Nations charter. Those strikes generated concern among lawmakers, who said Biden had not asked for the necessary congressional authorization. The US military’s first known action under President Joe Biden came in February when it struck a site in Syria used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the region. The US conducted the airstrikes against two operational and weapons storage facilities in Syria and Iraq because of an increase in the number of rocket attacks on US troops and bases in Iraq. The rocket attack came one day after the US military struck facilities used by the militias. In late-June, during a period of increased tension between the US and Iran, rockets landed at a US base in eastern Syria, with US officials quickly blaming Iranian-backed Shia militias. However, Iranian-backed Shia militias in the region, have frequently targeted US troops in Syria and Iraq. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. The area has seen heavy fighting in recent years between US forces and ISIS, which has held a foothold in the area. The base sits within a 20-square-mile deconfliction zone near the Syrian border with Jordan, which was established by Russia and the US-led coalition to prevent the two sides from coming into accidental contact. The US maintains approximately 900 troops in Syria, largely split between the At-Tanf base and the country’s eastern oil fields. Bill Urban, spokesman for Central Command, said in a statement. “We maintain the inherent right of self-defense and will respond at a time and place of our choosing,” Capt. The initial assessment is that there were no injuries as a result of the attack, but the battle damage assessment is ongoing. A “deliberate and coordinated” attack utilizing drones and indirect fire targeted US troops at the US base at At-Tanf in Syria, close to the border with Jordan, on Wednesday, according to US Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East.
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