US Military Base in Eastern Syria Under Fire Day After US Airstrike on Militia [Video]

The day after US Air Force airstrikes targeted a militia group on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border, U.S. military positions in Deir ez-Zor come under fire in eastern Syria.

Iranian-backed Shia militias have reportedly launched several rockets at Al-Omar Oil Field that the U.S. troops use as their base. No word of casualties or damage yet – reports are coming of the U.S. aerial activity after the strikes.

The attack comes after the U.S. on Sunday launched airstrikes targeting the Iran-backed militias on the Syrian and Iraqi border.

US Col. Wayne Marotto, a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led mission against Daesh, said Monday that no injuries or damage to the base by the attack have been reported.

Update: U.S. Forces in Syria, while under multiple rocket attack, acted in self- defense and conducted counter-battery artillery fire at rocket launching positions.

— OIR Spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto (@OIRSpox) June 28, 2021

Video and photos circulating on social media captured the bombardment from afar.

BREAKING: Multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) fired by Iran-backed forces against US base in Omar oil field in Syria pic.twitter.com/7BUMlNeDWb

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) June 28, 2021

Forsided, 29.06.2021

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