Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–2024)

Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
	Part of the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict
	; ; 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
Date	17 October 2023 – 4 February 2024; (3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Location	Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
Status	Iran-backed groups halt attacks on US forces to avoid further airstrikes
Belligerents
Iran; Syria Proxies; Popular Mobilization Forces; Islamic Resistance in Iraq; Syrian Hezbollah; Liwa Fatemiyoun	United States; United Kingdom; Supported by; Jordan; Syrian Democratic Forces
Commanders and leaders
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
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	United States Army; United States Air Force
Casualties and losses
114 killed	Four killed, 130 wounded ; One MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down Seven killed, 18 wounded
	One Iraqi security forces serviceman wounded

Starting on 17 October 2023, and in response to United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war, Iran-backed militias initiated a coordinated series of more than 170 attacks on U.S. military bases and assets in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan. These attacks resulted in injuries to dozens of U.S. service members. In retaliation, the U.S. has launched multiple counterattacks, resulting in the death of over 30 militants including a senior commander of the Nujaba Movement, Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi. In February 2024, following U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, militia attacks against U.S. forces were halted.

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