US military base in Syria struck by FIVE rockets 'fired by Iran-backed militants'

A US military base in Syria has been struck by rockets in a Iraqi drone strike sparking fears for possible casualties.
The five rockets were fired toward the town of Zummar today, two Iraqi security sources told Reuters.
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US military base in Syria struck by FIVE rockets 'fired by Iran-backed militants'
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[@graycurties6479]

This is where appeasement gets you

[@JoyPoint4444.]

Biden Don't order seems to be very well obeyed.

[@segs3394]

Even worse, he might think it was US that hit syria. From some who said he warned "Israel not to move on Haifa"

[@longkesh1971]

Why not just pull US forces out of the country they illegally occupy?

[@ggs3442]

​@@longkesh1971If only it were that simple. If it was that simple, Russia would just leave Ukraine, Taiwan would be having 0 issues, Hong Kong and Tibet would be free, etc., etc., etc..

[@jackstickler1705]

@@longkesh1971step aside and let the men handle this. Humans are cruel, the nice guy finishes last.

[@pukaseek]

What the hell are we doing in Syria?

[@user-tp5sb6mi8w]

There's Christian people in Syria who execute by Muslim so Americans trop to protect them

[@longkesh1971]

Trump openly admitted he was going to steal Syria oil. Do a google search. Its not a secret.

[@paulmiskell3988]

Remember when Demonocrats got mad when Trump was going to pull them out of Syria we have no buisness there

[@duane2783]

where have you been the last 20 years?

[@aadd3538]

Making trouble. usa has the infamous Shiteous touch . Flowers die, gold turns to turds

[@queenslander7756]

Calling them Iran proxies is a denial of the reality and an excuse to NOT respond against the source of all the aggression. Take the fight directly to Iran!

[@dorajones1721]

Really, why?

[@tokeryule5347]

Lol history is rhyming so hard right now Those wishing for war really don't want it, because when it comes home...

[@brazendesigns]

You need to look up the word proxy. It means that Iran is behind them. Calling them Iranian proxies is being precise and factual.

[@queenslander7756]

@@brazendesigns You need to read my comment again and not jump to conclusions. I know what “proxies” mean!

[@baileygregory9192]

Isn't having a base in syria a form of aggression as it violates the soverinity and territorial intergity of a un member state, Syria

[@TheDonod]

Its like Iran wants to be a parkinglot.

[@majormediaproductions]

5 rockets?🤦‍♂️😔 What about the US Soldier casualties? Why hasn't there been a report

[@jamesnini8475]

If not now, when ? Time to stop Iran's military threat.

[@DanielJames-cd8ge]

It's a new generation everyone just supports terrorist and Hamas now

[@peregrinatorperegrinatorx7108]

The world needs to stop the US threat

[@DeclanMmcaskie]

Lol catch your self on fella usa knows if they were to do anything on Iran usa would pay a heavily price your own cia knows that to think about why hasn't usa went into Ukraine some reason why they won't attack Iran

[@jayjay53313]

Most likely Biden will approve war on Iran if he'll lose the upcoming presidential election. War generates income for America if it's on liberating Iran which received support from majority local Iranians. US will get Iran as ally again if extremists being overthrown

[@Ilkacasse]

Time the west to leave middle east countries id***t

[@michael-digidooh]

Why on earth does the USA have a base in Syria?

[@michaelalladimadji17]

A very good question! If that satanic journalist could answer it

[@user-xn6qf7dt2t]

For oil collection as payment for the syrian attrocities, why else

[@longkesh1971]

Trump openly said he was going to steal Syrian oil. Look it up.

[@hassansaleh6443]

Stealing the arab worlds oil, wake up Israel stole palestine and now want gaza for the 524 billlion dollars worth of oil on the coastline of gaza and then want to build a canal through gaza to control their passage for their ships to the world.

[@kentonpriestley3173]

Joe said "DONT " and they did not gaf

[@sandojr6256]

Joes next response. Stop 😂

[@Untalkabletaco]

​@@sandojr6256lol, Pretty Please with cherrys on top... of my ice cream cone 😂

[@ryszardfalkowski7917]

Biden is a lot like Obama ....in 2014 Barrrack Hussein Obama drew a line in the sand for the Russians not to cross into Ukraine , few weeks later Putin ordered Russian troops into Crimea and annexed it, Barrack did NOTHING.

[@Darronsanderson]

Prayers to little girl who died from Iran's evil. 🙏

[@briansimon8969]

And prayers to the thousands of dead and dying children in Gaza

[@brotakig1531]

@@briansimon8969 No.

[@Rascal696]

Blame your government

[@ONE-HUMANITY374]

Wish I could like your reply a billion times😊😊😊😊​@@briansimon8969

[@MusehanaH]

@brotakig1531, YES

[@littlelife3467]

In fact, Israel didn't attack Iranian Embassy in Damascus, but the nearest building wherefrom the late Generals commanded coordinated operations from Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Israel.

[@agnelomascarenhas8990]

It was a separate building where the foreign arm Al Qods of IRGC operated. The 7 Iranians killed were Al Qods personnel. Some Hezbollah person was killed and perhaps some Syrian military personnel. No diplomats were attacked or killed.

[@contact594]

@@risk the irony, the embassy is FULLY intact

[@B01]

​​@@risk gee if only there was satellite imagery to show the exact building. Dum dum

[@rednoterecords198]

Isn't it funny how you can here 4 different stories about the same situation. Who can you trust?

[@vladostrov8676]

@@risk If only we had pictures to prove that the embassy is still standing , oh wait

[@davebuko8096]

They know the president wont do anything back, IF true

[@niggazcap]

Have you asked yourself WTF YOU DOING IN SYRIA ??? WHO INVITED YOU THERE TO THEIR OIL FIELDS ??? DO MEXICO JUST PARK TANKS IN TEXASOR OR FLORIDA 😂😂😂😂 U FOOL

[@user-kb6ky1nf1t]

Even if he does it won't be anything substantial and it won't be in Iran.

[@jeffdunnell6693]

As Hillary would say,what difference does it make.

[@IsraelMilitaryChannel]

Biden one word: "Don't". I noticed every time Biden says "don't" the attacks intensifies.

[@Untalkabletaco]

Biden: Load the SBCs, Snow Ball Cannons... Harris: Excellent Idea sir...

[@claytonbennett7797]

Deep breaths. We all have a big responsibility. We're in this together.

[@bierfuerall]

they cant tell if a hospital was hit, but they can tell who fired rockets, they must be putting their names and addresses on them

[@phillipmartinez9232]

Of course iran leading state sponsor of terrorism across globe mid east mostly, is alway right and western country's always wrong, crazy iran is 1 of most disgusting country ever the corrupt dictatorship since 79

[@user-rl1bb6kw3o]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eightballsidepocket9467]

It’s like with most terror attacks, someone always drops their ID😂

[@phillipmartinez9232]

@@eightballsidepocket9467 because no actual terrorist attacks ever happen.

[@TylerBarthy]

Looks like iran will be disappearing

[@iaa9874]

😂😂😂😂

[@user-sy6ot9lt3w]

​@@iaa9874The last laugh you laugh will be your sorrows

[@uphill248]

You should bet your life on it.

[@mithulohar5442]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kipchumba26]

Who will make them disappear. US? 😅

[@donovanphillips4973]

Thank you

[@MnNative]

I can't find this on the suns website.

[@arthurdrake3274]

Don't- Biden

[@JohnnyD45]

Pfffttt😂

[@mikegarvey718]

Joe "Biding my time" Biden.

[@Untalkabletaco]

DONT, forget to put my kickstand down for me. 😂

[@jonathanmorgan23]

Wait, but Joe said: DONT!

[@Untalkabletaco]

Lol, Lt. Dan ice cream... Ice cream Lt. Dan... LT. DAN ICE CREEAAAMMM.... (Biden sadly puts his ice cream cone in the trash)😂

[@crimeinfoja7184]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@garrygff]

Here we go...

[@evilydal]

IRAN gonna cry later

[@flowersinherhair]

WELL ?

[@JosephTheAlbanianOakman]

First of all, why does the US have a base in Syria?

[@johnbutler3141]

Stealing oil again.

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

You don't keep up on current events, do you?

[@renteriaroque6777]

Porque no te preguntas porque Rusia. Irán tienen bases en siria

[@ciro6409]

So we can impose American homogeny on the Middle East 😀

[@JosephTheAlbanianOakman]

@@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244 when did Bashar give the US Permission for a base in his country?

[@user-io3em6qe6t]

Iran please get ready to run for your life.... 😢😢😢😢

[@Rascal696]

A country like Afghanistan stood for over 20 years against the US also costing the US Trillions and you're telling me they would risk it with Iran who actually has the backing if two superpower as well as manufacture their own weapon? Lol

[@personalemail9329]

​@@Rascal696"stood" is giving Taliban too much credit. US merely allied with Afghan forces to find and eliminate Osama and control Afghanistan drug trade. US was never serious about fighting Taliban head on or Taliban would be reduced to atoms. When afghan government failed to solve their issues the, US left rather than needlessly getting in further in their civil war.

[@desjaff]

​@@personalemail9329try telling that to the families of all the dead us soldiers

[@evilydal]

@@Rascal696 lol the U.s just didnt gone all out on them

[@michaellanoue9156]

Please. Go after the factories that produce these drones.

[@bahaynoisap1234]

Sharpen your senses America . .

[@user-if3uk6co7d]

If this report accurate, can’t believe the USA as a super power can’t defend its bases?

[@synaestesia-bg3ew]

They can but their location is too deep and not appropriate for more expensive equipment.

[@ericbattista9341]

You can’t believe that not 100% of everything is stopped 100% of the time? 🤣🤣 sound like a foreign clown jealous of the US who’s incapable of thinking

[@spipo1903]

@@synaestesia-bg3ew justifications as usual american rambos

[@ronwhalen8093]

Under biden with his woke cross dressing snowflake generals anything is possible

[@btw500]

@@spipo1903 “Murdoch….I’m coming for YOU…” -John J. Rambo

[@user-in7pb6lg1p]

We Love you my man stay up

[@RealAmericanPatri0t]

God Bless AMERICA! the land of the Brave!!

[@boidun7107]

Amen 🙏

[@MnNative]

I find nothing confirming this. when was this attack? Click bait?

[@guitarman6632]

That's what I assume ! CB

[@mikegarvey718]

@@guitarman6632It happened yesterday on Sunday. I used a non descript search engine with the keywords us base attacked. Many hits (no pun intended).

[@MnNative]

@@mikegarvey718 yes, I found some references with a search. Still, The Sun report doesn't seem entirely accurate and curious why this current event wasn't given more focus in the story and posted an hour ago.... when i first saw it. . Thanks for the information.

[@MnNative]

@@mikegarvey718 i just searched major us news outlets.... can't find a word.... lots of Trump and supreme court and swift...weird

[@FlytoColombia]

​@@MnNativeThere's an election coming up...Biden's being weak, and not mentioning it, so there's no pressure to do something. Your president is a joke, and Iran, China and Russia know it.

[@ryankesto4677]

Nothing gonna happen 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Huzzunga]

Woodrow Wilson doesn’t mind if the USA looses service members on his watch. He started off with a bang in how we left Afghanistan

[@mizijohannes3296]

Is that five rockets or more

[@DaltonTaylor-vr3tg]

War never changes : Ron Pearlmen

[@tex148th]

NO QUARTER. !!

[@ronwhalen8093]

With EXTREME PREJUDICE

[@coloradomama5492]

We need protection over our people🙏🕊️Yeshua cover& surround our militaries w Your Angels & Supernaturally guide every step!!! Let the Abraham accord provide a joyous relief w understanding & agreement of Truth & Facts!!!

[@user-sy6ot9lt3w]

Keep our troops up in prayers psalm 91, morning, noon and night everyday

[@owen420oneil]

how can 5 rockets strike when 300 get stopped what a joke

[@pablonosnothing.1952]

At the 6 minute mark, it looks more like Penguins waddling in Antarctica

[@Matty-kelly]

😂😂

[@desi4227]

NoWar!!

[@maxbrundle1599]

The video is just telling the same thing from days ago. Anyone who is paying attention will realise that nothing new is in this video 🙄

[@stephanielovesdisney2024]

Not ok I love our US MILITARY 😢

[@churchill5940]

Is lran attacking the US military

[@frua97]

Yes.

[@2750casjon]

But by proxy's, through multiple terrorist organisations.

[@niggazcap]

​@frua97 who told u that ? Mossad 😂😂😂

[@Jeka655g]

Outsourced terrorist attacks is now a popular thing in Iran

[@frua97]

@@niggazcap Time, Al Jazeera, al-monitor, apnews, bbc, bing, express, Wikipedia, etc.

[@monkeyflow]

iam the only one who hates this "starkey" guy ? every video or post is totally exaggerated and so completely over the top with the music... this guy would be better off going to hollywood...

[@mariaguadaluperizo8661]

No teman la luz ya tomo el control la muerte no existe solo el amor perdura para ciempre❤

[@john45305]

This is bloody old news, like at least a week ago this happened. NOT 5 HOURS AGO

[@user-ih5dv4ny7w]

Blame Biden

[@ulyssesbinoya1134]

Iran missile attacked American troops? USA must response directly to the missile manufacturer now

[@davidtaliaferro]

Why does Iraq allow Iranian proxies to operate in their country?

[@agnelomascarenhas8990]

Shia brotherhood. The Shia groups also have political clout in the govt.

[@longkesh1971]

Why don't you google "Trump Syria oil"? That's all you need to know in order to understand what the fighting is all about.

[@Bb-63fan]

ROUND TWO… FIGHT!

[@NikolaBabane]

I Love you all no more Country hate me I Love your Nation and your family 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@RobinPhillips1957]

NOT THE IRANIAN EMBASSY BUILDING!!! THE CONSULATE ANNEX!!! GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT!!!!

[@ertugrulserdar5572]

It Doesn't matter still scared and Geneva convention protected

[@randyjohnson2087]

Don’t

[@thevideo7470]

Looks like a scene from space force

[@clubjoelMOSOTI]

Well

[@scorpionking4012]

But Baiden said “don’t”….😥

[@laycm6248]

International coalition? You called only US backed as international coalition? Then it seems like Iran have more international support coalition from 2 big states and vicinity Arab states? 😂😂

[@robshaw3655]

Qui Bono......from dragging US into the mix....

[@CreativeArt-kf1sq]

Iran to be given soft approach there is great danger to flip US bases out of Arabian peninsula

[@davidthompson6636]

Ya think?

[@rogerrathbun444]

Joe need to call up his buddy Cornpop to go over there to settle things down . Cornpop is a bad dude

[@danieljosephdelta44semperfi]

Heightened tensions across the region ? Oh my gosh unbelievable thank God we have you to report the news

[@urbexandbrokenthings4806]

Is this guy like a Budget Transporter?

[@elainejonas7836]

I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be a U.S. base in Syria

[@pablobar9397]

Free Europe

[@SCAMDEMIC2023]

Probably BS

[@marksheppard9880]

PORKY PIES. 🐖😂👍

[@TreasaVeigas-qq5jm]

You are God's own chosen people in a world of evil. Stay strong. Stay blessed.

[@GNM6752]

This is World War😢

[@user-kb4zx8lg8c]

No it's not

[@hmvollbanane1259]

Just to have it noted somewhere: we Germans had nothing to do with starting ww3.

[@stevenbaer5999]

With all of these super technology that America has they couldn't stop the rockets

[@mastermariner490]

That depends on what you have based there,its a difference fighting ballistic missiles and drones,halfwit

[@distainedrogue536]

You seem jealous or think that your country could do better. Get Rekt!

[@frankjames7272]

it is probably just a small base in the middle of the dessert.

[@MrEricdraco]

​@@frankjames7272 pssshhh don't come up with lame excuses 😂

[@frankjames7272]

@@MrEricdraco so, what do you know?

[@randydrew66]

Maybe we should leave Syria then since they do not want us there.

[@hectorgonzalez9170]

It's like watching a cartoon, a bunch of pygmies poking a giant bear.!?!? 🐻🐻🐻🐻

[@buddadavid480]

Iran has the right to defend itself

[@Grizzlybear0908]

That is dumb

[@larrydj549]

Wrong footage

[@Btc_bott]

Here we go

[@chuckgonsalez3887]

Why are you using photogenic from the Iran rockets to Israel?

[@UK_Unknown_D]

Lets get ready to rumble!

[@bellalhaq7263]

Is rail fired in us military base

[@Birch37]

Defence

[@juan_matus]

la palabra de moda es ...proxy

[@EvaMungania-hk2zg]

Lastly in case any media non historican addresses anything from his speech tone motive and outlook of things ......am personally a non reference though an academic.....

[@future_me_6067]

This made me wonder how the Sunni minority in Iraq is faring these days. What a blunder we made going to Iraq. Good job Bush admin.

[@agnelomascarenhas8990]

Political balancing, Balance of military power need to be thought of. It might even make sense to keep a known savage in power, but on a leash.

[@theblackpianist1905]

Suicide drones… You mean smart explosives? Or should we call our much more expensive tomahawk missiles, .. suicide missiles.

[@aerotus888]

New Netflix series please!! So exciting!

[@jancenon143]

Us military might seen weakening.

[@user-sy6ot9lt3w]

A weak president makes the country weak! When it starts with the head, it goes down

[@hourtmoniromkc2829]

❤

[@vuyosayasholento3714]

By Irag not IRan

[@kevintaylor2525]

maybe they shouldn't have bases in countries that don't want them there. btw I get your car monday wednesday and friday. and I don't want you coming upstairs anymore.

[@user-tt3vk7vn6l]

I am a Roman Catholic Christian in Ireland.

[@cuttru8041]

Why didn't US-backed Israel help defend this attack?

[@justintime41776]

Stop saying proxy. Just say Iran.

[@garrycapon4981]

Why has America got bases in Syria.

[@garydurandt4260]

I thought biden, president of the US and most powerful country in the world said: Don't?

[@drgonzo305]

Didn’t they hear Biden meekly say “don’t”?!

[@frua97]

He was incoherent.

[@scottmouse1921]

Joe will make Antarctica pay for this!

[@miguelangelmacias233]

This is so frustrating and pathetic at the same time. America who "allegedly" still the strongest military in the world CANNOT provide its foreign bases with adequate anti rocket/missiles defense systems. Israel does 100% a better job at that. It's no wonder Recruitment is so low.

[@SymphonyFlawless-wj2ss]

I am ready to be raptured Hallelujah magnify the LORD with me Amen Adonai Shalom Israel forever to the ends of the Earth 🌎 blessings after blessings Roar lion Roar conguering Lion of the Tribe of Judah forever

[@chuchoelroto1318]

Okay. Now, it's on. It better be.🇲🇽🇺🇸🇲🇽🇺🇸🇲🇽🇺🇸

[@bradfordjhart]

Let's just get the bases out of Syria. Why the hell do we need them there anyway? It's just in the middle of a war zone. What did you think was going to happen?

[@pchoice0]

이스라엘의 장기 전쟁 분담금은 미국의 인플레이션 조정에 항목일까 아닐까?

[@kyero8724]

Jason Statham?

[@bojangazibaric3328]

Well... USA should go home and watch their own business anyway...

[@user-sy6ot9lt3w]

Iraq doesn't belongs to Iran. America should make Iran a parking lot and stop playing around