2021 Al-Tanf drone attack | |
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Part of 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis and the Syrian civil war | |
Location | 33°30′21″N 38°37′04″E / 33.50583°N 38.61778°E |
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Date | 20 October 2021 ( UTC+2 ( EET)) |
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On 20 October 2021, multiple projectiles struck the Al-Tanf U.S. military base in Syrian opposition controlled territory, where members of the CJTF-OIR were training a Free Syrian Army unit known as Maghaweir al-Thowra. Although no injuries were sustained, the attack was unusually heavy—seemingly a mix of drone and rocket systems, with as many as five munitions used. Both the FSA areas and CJTF-OIR areas of the base were attacked. [1] The coalition confirmed that the attack involved “a UAS [i.e., drone] attack coupled with IDF," referring to "Indirect Fire using Rockets." [2] [3]
The attack on this US garrison may have been in response to Israeli activities, according to The New York Times. [4] Pentagon officials said Iran was behind the attacks. [5]
2021 Al-Tanf drone attack | |
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Part of 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis and the Syrian civil war | |
Location | 33°30′21″N 38°37′04″E / 33.50583°N 38.61778°E |
Target | ![]() ![]() |
Date | 20 October 2021 ( UTC+2 ( EET)) |
Executed by |
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On 20 October 2021, multiple projectiles struck the Al-Tanf U.S. military base in Syrian opposition controlled territory, where members of the CJTF-OIR were training a Free Syrian Army unit known as Maghaweir al-Thowra. Although no injuries were sustained, the attack was unusually heavy—seemingly a mix of drone and rocket systems, with as many as five munitions used. Both the FSA areas and CJTF-OIR areas of the base were attacked. [1] The coalition confirmed that the attack involved “a UAS [i.e., drone] attack coupled with IDF," referring to "Indirect Fire using Rockets." [2] [3]
The attack on this US garrison may have been in response to Israeli activities, according to The New York Times. [4] Pentagon officials said Iran was behind the attacks. [5]