More on this story from yesterday.
[Rudaw] The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday that rockets targeted a military base housing US-led coalition troops in Syria’s eastern province of Deir ez-Zor without causing casualties."On the evening of Nov. 17, 2022, at approximately 9:32pm local time in Syria, rockets targeted coalition forces at the Green Village base in northeast Syria," CENTCOM said, adding that the attack resulted in no casualties or material damages.
The Green Village military installation is located in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, within areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) north of the Euphrates River.
"Attacks of this kind place coalition forces and the civilian populace at risk and undermine the hard-earned stability and security of Syria and the region," CENTCOM spokesperson Joe Buccino stated.
There have been at least 21 rocket and drone attacks against sites housing American troops in Iraq and Syria this year, according to data compiled by Rudaw English. Suck attacks are often attributed to Iran-backed militias and factions, but have never been claimed.
Earlier in November, at least 15 pro-Iran
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CENTCOM in August announced the killing of four suspected Iran-backed bully boyz in northeast Syria in response to an attack a day prior that targeted US facilities, including the Green Village military base.
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"Rockets targeted coalition forces" at the Green Village base at Al-Omar, which is close to the Iraqi border, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
"U.S. forces in northeastern Syria are investigating the incident," it added.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported "four rockets were fired from a pro-Iranian militia base in the Mayadine region," close to the coalition forces.
"Both parties put their forces on alert" after the attack, added the Observatory.
Pro-Iranian militia hold significant influence in Syria's border area with Iraq, an important crossing point for weapons, fighters and goods.
On November 9, a convoy of weapons and fuel destined for pro-Iranian militias in Syria was targeted in an airstrike near the Iraqi border, killing at least 14 people according to the Observatory. The U.S. and its coalition allies denied carrying out the attack, while Israel, which regularly conducts operations against Syrian and pro-Iranian forces in the country, declined to comment.