Official logo of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq – ‘Ashab al-Kahf
On May 1, the pro-Iranian Islamic Resistance in Iraq – ‘Ashab al-Kahf released drone footage of the US embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdadi.
The footage, which were likely taken by a small quadcopter, shows the main building of the US embassy and the nearby Union III military base in the highly-secured Green Zone.
In a statement, ‘Ashab al-Kahf alleged that its drones carried out 92 reconnaissance sorties over the US embassy in the last 14 days despite the presence of several air-defense, anti-drone and electronic warfare systems in the Union III military base.
Pro-Iranian factions carried out several attacks on US embassy in Baghdad after to the assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy-Commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, and Commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Qassim Soleimani.
‘Ashab al-Kahf intensified its operations recently. In April, the group kicked off a military campaign, codenamed al-Qa’im Operations, against the US-led coalition’s supply chain in Iraq.
Other pro-Iranian factions in Iraq have been also stepping up their operations. On April 30, the International Resistance shelled Ayn al-Assad Air Base in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar where US forces are known to be present. Despite these threats, Washington appears to be determined to keep its forces in the country for the long term.
