Iraqi militia claims 5 drone attacks on Israeli targets-Xinhua

Iraqi militia claims 5 drone attacks on Israeli targets

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-10-31 20:14:45

BAGHDAD, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a Shiite militia group, on Thursday claimed responsibility for five drone attacks on Israeli targets.

According to its statements, the group's fighters launched two drone attacks on vital sites in northern Israel, two more on targets in the occupied Golan Heights, and a fifth one on a military site in southern Israel.

The statements did not provide further details about the targeted sites or report any casualties.

The group said that the strikes were carried out "in solidarity with our people in Palestine and Lebanon," pledging to continue targeting "the enemy's strongholds at an escalating pace."

Since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has repeatedly attacked Israeli and U.S. positions in the region to show support for Palestinians in Gaza.

The militia has stepped up its attacks on Israel after the latter intensified strikes against Hezbollah across Lebanon on Sept. 23.