Breaking: US-backed Kurdish fighters killed in drone strike on US base in Syria

TOI.in / Feb 05, 2024, 07:18PM IST

Seven fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed in an overnight drone attack on a US base in eastern Syria, specifically targeting the Al-Omar oil field, the largest US-led coalition base in the country. The attack resulted in the death of seven SDF special forces "commandos" and left 18 others wounded. The US-backed SDF played a key role in combating ISIS in Syria. The force condemned the attack and asserted the right to respond. The incident follows a previous drone attack on January 4, claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of pro-Iran fighters.