Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war

Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war
Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present), the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives and the Eastern Syria insurgency in the Syrian civil war


Top: The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups in November 2023
Bottom: Map of Iran-backed strikes (red) and American counterstrikes (blue) in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
Date17 October 2023 – 4 February 2024
(3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
22 April 2024 – 23 December 2024
(8 months and 1 day)
Location
Status

Iraqi militias halted attacks on US forces temporarily until April 2024
The US withdraws from Hemo base in Northeastern Syria

The SDF launched the Deir ez-Zor offensive in response to the ongoing attacks
Belligerents

 Iran
Ba'athist Syria (until 2024)

Proxies
Islamic Resistance in Iraq
Syrian Hezbollah
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Popular Mobilization Forces

 United States
 United Kingdom Supported by:

 Jordan
Syrian Democratic Forces
Al-Tanf Garrison
Commanders and leaders
Aziz Nasirzadeh
Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
Esmail Qaani
Ali Mahmoud Abbas
Falih Al-Fayyadh
Qais Khazali
Akram al-Kaabi
Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi 
Abu Baqir al-Saadi 
Lloyd Austin
Charles Q. Brown Jr.
Mazloum Abdi
Muhammad Farid al-Qasim
Salem Turki al-Antri
Units involved
 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
National Defence Forces
Kata'ib Hezbollah
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Ashab al-Kahf
Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya
Al Thawriyyun group
Lions of Okaidat

 United States Army
 United States Air Force


Syrian Democratic Forces
Revolutionary Commando Army
Casualties and losses
113 killed

6 killed, 145 wounded
One MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down


7 killed, 18 wounded
1+ wounded
One Iraqi security forces serviceman wounded

Starting on 17 October 2023, and in response to United States support for Israel in the Gaza war, Iran-backed militias initiated a coordinated series of more than 170 attacks on US military bases and assets in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan. These attacks resulted in injuries to dozens of US service members. In retaliation, the US has launched multiple counterattacks, resulting in the death of about 65 militants including a senior commander of the Nujaba Movement, Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi. In February 2024, following US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, militia attacks against US forces were halted. Iraqi militias agreed with the Iraqi government in December 2024 to fully cease their attacks following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.