ISIS Claims Responsibility For Bomb Blasts In Iran, Another Group Claims Responsibility For Drone Attack Against US Base In Syria
In Syria, The Islamic Resistance in Iraq group has claimed responsibility for a drone attack against U.S. forces stationed at the Green Village military base near Deir ez-Zur.
KERMAN, IRAN - The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for multiple bomb blasts that killed at least 103 people and injured over 200 in Iran during a memorial ceremony and procession commemorating the 4th anniversary of the killing of Iranian General and head of Iran's Quds Force Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, according to Iranian state television. Casualty numbers are still being assessed.
In Syria, The Islamic Resistance in Iraq group has claimed responsibility for a drone attack against U.S. forces stationed at the Green Village military base near Deir ez-Zur, citing a continuation of their approach to resist the "American occupation forces" in Iraq and the region.
Houthis Fire 2 Ballistic Missiles Into Red Sea From Yemen, UKMTO Reports Incident 33NM East Of Assab, Eritrea
RED SEA - U.S. Central Command has reported that the Iranian-backed Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen into the Southern Red Sea on January 2nd, at about 9:30 p.m. local (Sanaa time). Hours before CENTCOM released its report, the United Kingdom Trade Operations (UKMTO) released multiple reports of incidents near Assab, Eritrea, and the Bab El Mandeb.
