Original title: Rocket attack on US military base near Syria’s largest oil field, US confirmed that it fired back artillery fire
On the 28th local time, the U.S. military base near the Omar oil field in Deir al-ez-Zor, Syria was attacked by rockets. The US spokesperson said that US troops shelled the rocket launch positions. Preliminary assessment showed that there were no casualties.
According to a Russian satellite communication report on the 29th, the US-led coalition spokesman Wayne Malotto said on social media that the base of the US military forces stationed in Syria was attacked by a large number of rockets and subsequently carried out anti-artillery shelling on the rocket launch positions. fight back.
It is reported that the rocket attack was launched at around 19:44 local time. According to preliminary assessments, there were no casualties. The United States will announce the details after obtaining more information.
The Syrian TV station reported earlier that an illegal US military base near the Omar oil field in Deir al-Zour province, Syria, was attacked.
According to sources, military planes are conducting air patrols in the base area.
Russian satellite communications quoted local sources and reported that the attacked base is adjacent to the largest oil field in Syria, the Omar oil field in Deir ez-Zor. At least 8 rockets landed on the base. The identity of the attacking force is unknown. The rocket attack happened just after the U.S. air strikes on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border.
Earlier, the Pentagon stated that the United States had carried out air strikes on pro-Iranian militia facilities in the border areas of Iraq and Syria, and stated that the move was aimed at eliminating threats and responding to a series of attacks “targeting US interests in Iraq.”The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned this, saying it violated the sovereignty of Syria and Iraq.
Syrian state television reported that an air strike in eastern Syria killed one child and injured three others.
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