Multiple rocket attack on the US troops in the Deir Ez-Zor, Syria
By Boyko Nikolov On Jun 29, 2021
DAMASCUS, BM, ($1=3,185 Syrian Pounds) – US troops stationed at a military base in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ez-Zor have come under intense rocket attack. The information was confirmed by the Syrian state agency SANA and the spokesperson of Operation Inherent Resolve Col. Wayne Marotto of the US Army.
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“U.S. Forces in Syria, while under multiple rocket attack, acted in self-defense and conducted counter-battery artillery fire at rocket launching positions,” Colonel Marotto said.
The attack took place in the area of the Omar oil field at 19:44 local time on June 28. Colonel Marotto confirms that American troops have returned fire.
BulgarianMilitary.com recalls, that late Sunday evening (June 27th), the US Air Force in Iraq carried out “precision airstrikes” on Iranian-backed militias on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
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