U.S. army base in Syria focused in failed rocket assault

Sept 19 (Reuters) – A rocket assault focusing on the U.S. army’s Inexperienced Village base in northeast Syria did not hit U.S. or coalition forces, or any gear, the U.S. Central Command mentioned.

Three 107 mm rockets focused the bottom on Sunday and a fourth rocket together with rocket tubes was discovered on the launch level, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) away, the command mentioned in an announcement. https://bit.ly/3RVqVfe

The Inexperienced Village base was focused final month in violence between the U.S. army and Iran-backed militants leaving a minimum of one U.S. army service member in Syria with a minor damage.

The incident triggered a U.S response that killed two or three militants conducting the assaults. learn extra

The Central Command mentioned it was investigating the newest failed assault, which struck at roughly 7:05 p.m native time in Syria (1605 GMT).

It gave no additional particulars.

U.S. forces first deployed in Syria through the Obama administration’s marketing campaign towards Islamic State, partnering with a Kurdish-led group referred to as the Syrian Democratic Forces. There are about 900 U.S. troops in Syria, most of them within the east.

Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Raju Gopalakrishnan

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