The Syrian army said on Saturday that it had repelled a drone attack from neighbouring Iraq that targeted a southern Syrian base which previously housed US forces, state media reported.Syria's official news agency SANA quoted the army as saying that its units were able to "repel a drone attack on the al-Tanf military base in the south of the country".
"The drones were launched from Iraqi territory," it added.
Iraq has been pulled into the war sparked by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, and which has since engulfed much of the Middle East.
Pro-Tehran Iraqi groups have claimed responsibility for attacks on US interests in Iraq and across the region, while strikes have also targeted these groups.
Earlier this week, the Syrian military said one of its bases in the northeast was targeted by a missile attack from Iraq, while an Iraqi official said a local armed group was behind the attack.
In recent months, American forces have withdrawn from the Al-Tanf base in the southeast and Shadadi in the northeast, and had begun withdrawing from the Qasrak base, also in Hasakeh province.
