Rocket attack from Iraq targets US base in Syria
Al Jazeera
Attack was the first by Iranian-backed groups against US troops in Iraq since they halted a campaign in early February.
Several rockets have been fired from Iraq towards a US military base in northeastern Syria.
The attack, launched from the town of Zummar late on Sunday, was the first since early February to target US troops, when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq brought to an end a campaign that had seen regular strikes against the US-led international coalition.
The resumed hostilities came a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani returned from a visit to the United States where he met with President Joe Biden.
A post on a Telegram group affiliated with Kataib Hezbollah said armed factions in Iraq had decided to resume attacks after a near-three month pause having seen little progress on talks to end the US-led military coalition in the country.
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