Iraqi Militant Group Claims Missile Attack on Tel Aviv Targets, Source Says

 An Israeli soldier directs a tank, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Israel, May 2, 2024. (Reuters)
An Israeli soldier directs a tank, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Israel, May 2, 2024. (Reuters)
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Iraqi Militant Group Claims Missile Attack on Tel Aviv Targets, Source Says

 An Israeli soldier directs a tank, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Israel, May 2, 2024. (Reuters)
An Israeli soldier directs a tank, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Israel, May 2, 2024. (Reuters)

The so-called “Islamic Resistance in Iraq”, a group of Iran-backed armed groups, launched multiple attacks on Israel using cruise missiles on Thursday, a source in the group said.

The source told Reuters the attack was carried out with multiple Arqub-type cruise missiles and targeted the Israeli city of Tel Aviv for the first time.

The group has claimed dozens of rockets and drone attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria and on targets in Israel in the more than six months since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7.

Israel has not publicly commented on the attacks claimed by Iraqi armed groups.



US Says Anti-ISIS Operation in Iraq Kills Coalition Soldier

A soldier from the anti-ISIS coalition. (Reuters file)
A soldier from the anti-ISIS coalition. (Reuters file)
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US Says Anti-ISIS Operation in Iraq Kills Coalition Soldier

A soldier from the anti-ISIS coalition. (Reuters file)
A soldier from the anti-ISIS coalition. (Reuters file)

The US military said on Monday operations against ISIS in Iraq over the past week led to the death of a non-US coalition soldier and wounded two other non-US personnel.

It also detailed operations in Syria against ISIS militants led by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, including one that resulted in the capture of what the US military's Central Command said was an ISIS attack cell leader.

US officials have said ISIS is hoping to stage a comeback in Syria following the fall in December of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.