Shells hit U.S. base in eastern Syria
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Artillery shells, fired on Tuesday night from the western bank of the Euphrates River, hit the vicinity of the U.S.-led Global Coalition base in the Conoco oil field in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria.
Five artillery shells were fired from the west of the Euphrates River, controlled by Syrian government forces and Iranian militias, a field source told North Press.
The shells hit the town of al-Ozba, close to the Conoco oil field, where the Global Coalition military base is located, according to the source.
The source added that the Coalition forces responded with an artillery shell that landed in the vicinity of the town of Khsham, controlled by the government forces, amidst drone activity in the skies.
Earlier, a security source told Reuters that Iran-backed militia targeted the base with six shells, all of which fell in the vicinity of the U.S. base, adding that the U.S.-led coalition responded to the attack with artillery.
No damages or casualties were reported, but the shelling caused fear and panic among the town’s residents, especially with ongoing Iranian threats to retaliate against Israel, which is expected to include American interests in the region.
In the same context, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday that a drone attack on a base in Syria last week injured eight U.S. service members.
A drone strike targeted U.S. forces on Aug. 9 at Kharab al-Jir base near the town of Rmelan in the eastern countryside of Qamishli, Northeast Syria.