- The IRGC said they had attacked a US special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria
- Jordan’s military said it shot down three Iranian missiles on Friday
- The US-led coalition shot down several drones on Friday over Erbil
- The IRGC also said it had struck two US radar sites in Oman
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had attacked a US special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria in retaliation for the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr, state media reported.
Reuters could not independently verify the claim, and there was no immediate comment from the Syrian government or the US military.
The US military said in February it completed a withdrawal from the Al-Tanf base positioned at the tri-border confluence of Syria, Jordan and Iraq.
Syria has sought to avoid being drawn into the regional conflict that has engulfed neighboring countries, including Lebanon, where Hezbollah has fought Israeli forces, and Iraq, where Iran-backed armed groups have launched drone and rocket attacks.
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said in March that his country would stay out of any conflict unless it came under attack.
“Unless Syria is targeted by any party, Syria will remain outside any conflict,” Sharaa said at an event hosted by the Chatham House think tank in London.
Drones downed over Erbil
The US-led coalition shot down several drones on Friday over Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, Kurdish forces said, in the second such incident in the city this week.
Kurdish counterterrorism forces said that “coalition forces downed eight explosive-laden drones over Irbil between 04:19 and 05:25 am (0119 and 0225 GMT),” with no damage or casualties reported.
Jordan downs missiles
Jordan’s military said it shot down three Iranian missiles on Friday, reporting no casualties or damage, as the war in the Middle East escalated.
“This Friday morning, air defense systems intercepted three Iranian missiles that entered Jordanian airspace and were targeting the kingdom’s territory, and managed to intercept and bring them down,” said a military statement.
Radar sites in Oman targeted
The IRGC also said Friday they had struck two radar sites belonging to the United States in the Gulf sultanate of Oman.
A statement said their forces “targeted and destroyed the maritime surveillance radar at the Salamah Rocks and the US air surveillance radar stationed in the Ghanam area.”