The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it destroyed the US Army's drone command and control center at Sheikh Isa airbase in Bahrain, along with helicopter maintenance facilities and a P-8 surveillance aircraft installation, as part of the 'second phase' of retaliation for US strikes on Iran. The claims are from a single source and have not been independently verified.
According to a statement Monday morning from the IRGC's public relations department, its aerospace forces struck the Sheikh Isa airbase in Bahrain, hitting the US Army's drone command and control center, helicopter repair facilities, and a P-8 electronic surveillance aircraft unit. The IRGC describes the attack as the 'second phase' of retaliation for what it calls 'criminal acts' by the US, following earlier strikes on the Iranian coastline. The IRGC also released footage from Bahrain. The claims are unverified by independent sources, including US Central Command, which has not commented. The Zioneer has previously reported multiple IRGC claims of strikes on US bases in the Gulf region during the current escalation, many of which US officials have denied or dismissed as exaggerated.
3 developments
- DevelopingIRGC claims it struck US military facility in Kuwait, attacked vessel near Hormuz
- DevelopingIRGC Claims Strikes on US Military Targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Seizure of Two Oil Tankers in Hormuz
- DevelopingIRGC announces joint air and sea strikes on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain
- StrongIRGC issues new statement on third-phase strikes, threatens to block Strait of Hormuz
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