Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it struck the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait using heavy drones, damaging a large ammunition warehouse and several buildings and causing casualties to US forces, according to an IRGC statement. The claim has not been independently verified and the US has not confirmed it.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a new claim Friday morning, stating it struck the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait using heavy drones, damaging a large ammunition warehouse and several buildings and causing casualties to US forces. This claim adds further detail to a series of unverified assertions made by the IRGC on Thursday regarding the same base.
On Thursday, July 23, at 07:28 Jerusalem, the IRGC first claimed it had attacked US military positions at Ali al-Salem and Camp Al-Adiri, saying it killed and wounded American soldiers and damaged aircraft. Earlier that same morning, the IRGC had specified three targeted bases—Doha, Ali al-Salem, and Arifjan—and described the operation as part of the 23rd phase of 'Thunder.' The initial statement, directed at Kuwaiti citizens, claimed destruction of US defense systems, drones, helicopters, and buildings. All three reports were published simultaneously and have not been independently corroborated.
These claims are part of a broader pattern of unverified IRGC assertions about strikes on US military facilities in the Gulf region. Over the past weeks, The Zioneer has reported multiple similar claims from the IRGC and the Iranian army regarding attacks on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, and Iraq, none of which have been independently confirmed. The US has not commented on the current claim, and no independent verification has emerged.
The lack of independent confirmation and the recurring nature of such claims mean the operational impact remains unverified. The US has not acknowledged any damage or casualties at the Ali al-Salem base.
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