Four U.S. personnel suffered minor injuries after strikes on a base in eastern Syria, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an attack which a war monitor and a tribal source said was carried out by Iran-backed militias
In a statement, the U.S.-led coalition said the service members were being evaluated for minor injuries and possible traumatic brain injuries after two rounds of “indirect fire” hit support buildings at the Green Village in eastern Syria.U.S. forces have deployed into Syria during the campaign against Islamic State, partnering with a Kurdish-led group called the Syrian Democratic Forces.
The rockets were launched from an area west of the Euphrates River, where Iran-backed militias have a presence, the source said. The Observatory, a U.K.-based organization that reports on the war in Syria using what it describes as sources on all sides of the conflict, said the U.S.-led forces returned fire.The Observatory also reported that explosions were heard in the area before noon on Thursday.
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