During the recent Israel-Gaza conflict, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that some of the drones flying over Israel had been sent from Iraq or Syria. Iraqi pro-Iran militias, many of them present in Syria as well, continuously threaten that they can attack Israel from Iraq.

An unmanned aerial surveillance system (UAS, or small drone) struck on May 8 Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Air Base in the western part of the country where US and other coalition forces are stationed, without causing injuries.

Speaking to Al-Monitor, a security source at the air base said the attack actually involved two drones. One was downed; it is unknown what happened to the second drone.

While fingers of accusation were pointed at the armed factions opposing the presence of US troops in Iraq, no faction has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The armed factions have already conducted similar attacks in the past. In fact, armed militias claimed responsibility for attacks on Saudi Arabia in January and for an attack on Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in April.