A security source and another government source told Reuters, Tuesday, October 31, 2023, that two armed drones targeted the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, which hosts American forces, as part of a series of attacks that have become frequent against the base after the outbreak of war between Israel and the resistance factions in Gaza strip.

The agency confirmed, citing its sources, that the attack did not result in casualties or damage, while the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" announced on Tuesday that it had achieved its targets directly, it said.

This attack comes a day after security sources confirmed to Reuters that four Katyusha rockets were launched on Monday, October 30, 2023, at Ain al-Asad air base.

Iraqi armed groups allied with Iran had threatened to target American interests with missiles and drones if Washington intervened to support Israel in its war against resistance factions in Gaza.

Until last year, bases housing American forces were subjected to many missile and drone attacks, and since the summer of 2022 these attacks have stopped, while Iraq has witnessed relative stability. No party claimed responsibility for these attacks at the time, but the United States attributed them to Iraqi factions loyal to Iran.

Fears of the expansion of the scope of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are growing, prompting the United States to send additional military equipment to the Middle East, at a time when Israel continues to crush the Gaza Strip and target other areas.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had said that Washington would send more military equipment to the Middle East; In support of Israel and to strengthen the United States’ defensive posture in the region, after “the recent escalation by Iran and its proxy forces throughout the Middle East.”

For 25 days, the Israeli occupation army has launched intensive raids on residential neighborhoods in Gaza, killing more than 8,306 people, including 3,457 children, and wounding about 21,048, according to official data.

While Hamas killed more than 1,538 Israelis and wounded 5,431, according to official Hebrew sources, during the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, which it carried out on October 7, 2023.