According to Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin, there have been four new attacks on US troops since yesterday’s airstrikes taking out an Iranian weapons facility in Syria.
Griffin says three of the attacks have been in Syria and one in Iraq. Only three servicemen have received minor injuries:
Since US carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria last night, 4 new attacks by Iranian proxies against US bases; 3 US troops received minor injuries at Green Village in Syria: US official. US troops in armored personnel carrier hit IED near Mosul – no US injuries.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) November 9, 2023
NEW: 3 attacks against US troops in Syria, 1 in Iraq since US F15s carried out airstrikes against IRGC warehouse. https://t.co/0bR02kNdCD
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) November 9, 2023
There have been reports of a fire at the US base in Erbil, Iraq after a drone attack. Here’s the video going around:
The American military base al-Harir in Erbil, Iraq, is under the fire of the Resistance Forces pic.twitter.com/FqZnrr0zXP
— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) November 9, 2023
However Griffin says that US defense official say there is NO evidence of flames erupting at the base.
Urge caution: despite tweets and local reports of fire being seen at the US military base in Erbil, Iraq today, US defense officials say there is no evidence of flames erupting at the base.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) November 9, 2023