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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke International security correspondent

Strikes by Islamists on US bases in Syria and Iraq raise fears of escalation

US military vehicles on the move in Deir ez-Zor province in Syria
US military vehicles on the move in Deir ez-Zor province in Syria earlier in the year. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Islamist militia linked to Iran have continued to strike US bases in Syria and Iraq, intensifying a campaign of violence that will raise fears of a regional conflagration.

The attacks have been claimed by groups either directly controlled by Tehran or sharing the ideology of other groups currently fighting Israel. On Thursday, a US base at Kharab al-Jir in Syria was attacked for the second time in two days, and a base in western Iraq was also hit.

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