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Syria Says It Repelled Drone Strike From Iraq on US Base in Qasrak

Damascus blames Baghdad for a cross-border strike.

Overview

  • Syria’s deputy defence minister said forces shot down four drones launched from Iraq that targeted the US base at Qasrak in Al Hasakah province.
  • The military reported no casualties and gave no confirmed details on damage to the site.
  • The Syrian Army said it holds the Iraqi government responsible and called on it to stop such cross‑border attacks.
  • Separately, the army’s joint operations command reported five rockets fired from a village inside Iraq about 20 kilometers from the border.
  • The incident follows a reported strike on the US base at al‑Tanf and a March 24 claim by Iraqi militias that they hit the Rmelan oil field, underscoring a pattern of drone and rocket fire into Syria.