A security officer of the Iraqi militia "Islamic Resistance Movement" issued a statement on the evening of December 9, local time, saying that the organization launched 11 attacks on military bases with US troops in Iraq and Syria on the 8th, and fired dozens of rockets and multiple drones.
The Islamic Resistance Movement, an Iraqi militia allied with Iran, did not claim that they were responsible for yesterday's attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, but said in a statement that the US embassy was a forward operating base for planned military operations.
Both the United States and Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani condemned the attack, alleging it a terrorist act against a diplomatic mission. The "Islamic Resistance Group" **Abu on social media** pointed out that the embassy facilities were used as bases for planning military operations, and described the subservience and selfishness of the personnel of the diplomatic mission.
In a phone call with Sudani yesterday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin singled out the recent actions of the "Islamic Resistance Movement" and another organization, the "Movement of the Noble", against US personnel, and said that the United States reserves the right to respond. Since mid-October, U.S. interests in Iraq and Syria have been subjected to more than 80 attacks, mostly by Iran-aligned Iraqi militias, citing support for Israel's war in Gaza, the U.S.** report said.
The group, which is associated with Islam Resistance Transport, claims to have launched 11 attacks on U.S. forces yesterday, the most in a single day since mid-October. The Arabic abbreviation for "Islamic Resistance Movement" is the Palestinian Islamist group "Hamas".
The prime minister has ordered security forces to investigate the attack on the U.S. embassy, the Sohani's office saidAnd today the team responsible for the security of the Green Zone was replaced. Baghdad's Green Zone, home to the U.S. Embassy, has always been heavily guarded. In addition to diplomats, the United States has about 2,500 troops in Iraq who the United States says are tasked with advising and assisting local forces in fighting Islamic remnants. Islam occupied large swaths of Iraq and Syria in 2014 and was later crushed. After the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United States announced the deployment of additional aircraft carriers, fighter planes, and troops in order to enhance the "defense capability" of US troops stationed in the Middle East. However, some analysts believe that the United States is now "in a dilemma": the US military continues to be attacked and it is difficult to effectively counter it, resulting in a decline in its deterrence capability;However, if we intensify our response, we are worried that it will lead to an escalation of the conflict.