Iran-backed militias step up attacks against US forces in region

A number of rocket attacks associated with Iran-backed militias were reported against locations housing US advisers in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, amid an uptick in attacks on the US-led coalition in the region after the second anniversary of the US assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.

No casualties were reported in the rocket attack, which targeted the Green Village, a base belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) housing advisers from the coalition in northeast Syria. A number of the rockets fell within the base, causing minor damage.