An Iran-backed Iraqi group known as the Islamic Resistance has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that reportedly killed 13 US soldiers and injured several dozen others in Iraq. According to a statement released on Wednesday, the group said it carried out 291 military operations over the past 12 days, including 31 drone and missile strikes on US bases within the last 24 hours.

The group warned European nations against participating in any aggression against Iran, accusing global powers of trying to suppress the dignity and independence of the Iranian nation. It alleged that Zionist and American forces are attempting to draw Iran’s allies into a broader conflict against the Islamic Republic.

The statement further declared that any country taking part in aggression against Iran would be considered an enemy, and its forces and bases in Iraq and the wider region would become legitimate targets for retaliation.