Original title: U.S. forces confirmed that they returned fire after being hit by rockets in Syria. No casualties for the time being
In a comprehensive report, a US military spokesperson said that on the 28th local time, the US military in Syria was attacked by multiple rockets, but the preliminary report did not show any casualties.
On the 28th local time, Marotto, a spokesman for the International Coalition to Combat Extremism, confirmed that the US military bases in Syria were attacked without casualties.
Marotto posted on personal social media that according to preliminary information, the US military was attacked in Syria at around 7:44 p.m. local time. According to preliminary assessments, there were no casualties. The loss is being assessed and the details will be disclosed when more information is obtained.
Afterwards, Marotto added that the U.S. troops stationed in Syria took action in self-defense and responded to the rocket attack.
He did not say who was responsible for the attack.
According to Syrian National Television of Suria, the US military base near the Omar oil field in Deir al-Zour province, Syria, was attacked.
On the other hand, on the 27th local time, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that under the order of President Biden, the U.S. military carried out precision air strikes on facilities used by the “Iran-backed militia” in the border areas of Iraq and Syria. Agence France-Presse quoted the Syrian Human Rights Watch as saying that the airstrike caused the death of at least five militiamen.
This is the second time Biden has ordered a retaliatory strike against the “Iran-backed militia” since he took office. The last time was in February, in response to a rocket attack in Iraq.
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