The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it struck a US special operations command center at the al-Tanf base in Syria. Reuters reported it could not independently verify the claim, and there was no immediate comment from the US or Syrian governments.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Friday that it struck a US special operations command center at the al-Tanf base in Syria, specifying that the attack was retaliation for the killing of its members in Iran's Iranshahr region. The claim, reported at 09:05 Jerusalem, is the latest in a series of escalating statements from the IRGC this morning.
The Zioneer reported at 07:30 Jerusalem that the IRGC initially claimed a strike on a US command base, then elaborated to claim multiple US casualties, destruction of a radar system and helicopters, and finally framed the attack as retaliation for the Iranshahr killings. However, The Zioneer also noted at 07:30 Jerusalem that the last American forces withdrew from Syria in April, meaning the al-Tanf base was not under US control at the time of the alleged strike.
The claim remains unverified. Reuters, which reported on the IRGC statement, said it could not independently confirm the assertion. No immediate comment was available from the US or Syrian governments. The IRGC has a history of making similar unverified claims, including alleged strikes on US targets in Kuwait, the Strait of Hormuz, and elsewhere in Syria, as The Zioneer reported on July 14 and earlier.
It remains unclear whether any attack actually took place, and whether the target was indeed a US command center, given the US military's withdrawal from Syria months earlier.
6 developments
- DevelopingIRGC claims it struck US military facility in Kuwait, attacked vessel near Hormuz
- StrongUS reportedly strikes IRGC headquarters in Saravan, southeast Iran
- DevelopingUS reportedly struck IRGC target in southern Iran's Sirik Island
- StrongIRGC threatens 'swift and decisive' response to US strike near Sirik
Source and signal
- Internal intake