The situation in the Middle East has been very complicated recently, especially after the US military intervened, which has turned the Middle East into a major battlefield, with missile attacks, bombing, and air strikes one after another.
On February 10, Russia's TASS news agency reported that the U.S. Central Command announced that the U.S. military launched a new round of airstrikes against the pro-Iranian Houthis in Yemen, targeting surface drones and cruise missiles for the Houthis. According to information released by CENTCOM, the US military destroyed two Houthi surface drones, four anti-ship cruise missiles and a ground-based missile in one fell swoop during the bombing, which were already in place and were preparing to launch attacks on ships sailing in the Red Sea.
On the same day, the Houthis announced the funeral of 17 militiamen killed in the US-British air strikes. The Houthi-owned Saba news agency reported that the Houthi leadership held a funeral in the city of Sana'a for at least 17 militiamen killed in the U.S. and British attacks on Yemen. The 17 militiamen killed in the airstrikes had ranks ranging from captain to colonel, including at least eight colonels.
This is the second time that the Houthis have announced the death of their members as a result of US and British airstrikes. On January 12, U.S. and British forces used aircraft, ships and submarines to launch their first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen's cities of Sana'a and Hodeidah, with the Houthis claiming that five of their militants had been killed and six others wounded.
Since January 12, the U.S.-led coalition has carried out intermittent airstrikes against "Houthi strongholds" in parts of Yemen to stop them from attacking Red Sea ships. On February 10, Al-Arabiya reported that Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder disclosed at a press conference that since the start of attacks on Iranian-backed Houthis in January, more than 100 missiles and launchers have been destroyed, in addition to many drones, radars and weapons storage areas.
While the U.S. military has launched a killing spree against the pro-Iranian Houthis, it has also been countered by pro-Iranian militant groups, and U.S. military bases in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries have been frequently attacked by rockets, drones and even cruise missiles. On February 10, the Russian Satellite News Agency reported that the US military base in the "Ali-Omar" oil field in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria was violently attacked by three drones.
The U.S. base in the Omar oil field is the largest U.S. military base in Syria, but this time the base's air defense system was unable to repel the attack, "three loud explosions were heard from the U.S. military base, and a cloud of smoke rose into the air." "This is the second attack by pro-Iranian militant groups against US military bases in eastern Syria in 24 hours. Earlier on the 10th, a source told RIA Novosti that the US base in the Deir Zulkoniko gas field was attacked twice - the first attack used drones, and the second used drones. ”
Recently, there have been more than 160 attacks on US military bases in the Middle East, the most serious of which was the attack on the "Tower 22" US military base on the Jordanian border, which killed three US troops and injured more than 40 others.
The U.S. military has engaged in melee fighting with pro-Iranian armed groups in the Middle East, with various attacks and air strikes coming and going, with the total number of casualties on both sides exceeding 100 and heavy losses of all kinds, leading to escalating tensions, which not only portends more danger at the regional and international levels, but also directly affects the calm and peace in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and other countries.