Syrian Army Base Targeted by Missiles from Iraq

Syria’s army said that one of its bases in the northeast was targeted by a missile attack from neighboring Iraq, while an Iraqi official said a local armed group was behind the attack.

“One of our military bases near the town of al-Yarubiyah in the Hasakeh province was targeted by a missile attack,” the army said in a statement.

The Iraqi official, requesting anonymity, said that “an Iraqi faction fired seven Arash-4 rockets, an improved version of the Grad rocket, towards a base in the Hassakeh region”.

“We have been in contact and coordination with the Iraqi side regarding the incident, and they have confirmed that the Iraqi army has begun a search operation to locate the perpetrators,” the Syrian military added. (AFP)