2021 Al-Tanf drone attack: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox military operation |name = 2021 Al-Tanf drone attack |partof = 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis |subtitle = |image = |image_upright = |alt = |caption = |scope = |type = |location = Al-Tanf base, Al-Tanf, Syria |location2 = |coordinates = 33°30′21″N 38°37′04″E / 33.50583°N 38.61778°E / 33.50583; 38.61778 |coordinates2 = |map_type = |map_size = |map_caption = |map_label = |map_label2 = |planned = |planned_by = |commanded_by = |objective = |target = Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve |date = 20 October 2021
|time = |time-begin = |time-end = |timezone = UTC+2 (EET) |executed_by =  Iran,[[File:Popular Mobilization Units.svg},|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] On October 20, multiple projectiles struck Al-Tanf base in Syria, a point of presence for coalition advisors to local forces fighting the Islamic State. Although no injuries were sustained, the attack was unusually heavy—seemingly a mix of drone and rocket systems, with as many as five munitions used. The coalition confirmed that the attack involved “a UAS [i.e., drone] attack coupled with IDF," referring to indirect fire using rockets.^[1]