Attack on US base in eastern Syria

The military base of US forces in the Al-Tanif region of eastern Syria was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles of unknown identity.

According to information obtained from local sources, 5 unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the US military base in the Tanif region of eastern Syria, which leads the coalition forces against the terrorist organization DAESH, around 09:00 am local time. local.

Four of the UAVs were neutralized by coalition forces before they reached the base area, but according to early determinations, a building on the base was targeted by the airstrike carried out by the fifth UAV. Although damage was caused to the target building, no information on the casualties was provided.

It is not yet known who the UAVs belong to and where they take off from. The US-led coalition has yet to comment on the attack.

The Tanif military base is located in the border triangle of Syria, Iraq and Jordan. Military points belonging to the US and coalition forces operating in Syria are occasionally targeted by drone and rocket attacks from areas where Iranian-backed foreign terrorist groups are present. (AA)