Rocket attack strikes base in Syria with US troops, officials blame Iran-backed militias

Rocket attack strikes base in Syria with US troops, officials blame Iran-backed militias

BY – COREY DICKSTEIN

• STARS AND STRIPES • JANUARY 5, 2022

U.S. and partner forces were targeted by rocket fire at their base in northeastern Syria early Wednesday, the American-led coalition Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement that blamed Iran-backed militia groups for the attack.

Troops at the base known as Green Village reported no injuries in the attack that included eight rounds that struck in and near the outpost, causing “minor damage,” according to the statement from the anti-Islamic State coalition. The attack came just one day after U.S. and coalition forces attacked several suspected rocket-launch sites near Green Village believed to pose an “imminent threat” to troops at the base, officials said.

After the attack Wednesday morning, coalition forces — which are officially in Syria to stamp out the remnants of ISIS alongside Syrian Democratic Forces — returned fire with six artillery rounds, striking the area from where the enemy rockets were launched, according to the coalition.

Army Maj. Gen. John W. Brennan Jr., the commander of Operation Inherent Resolve, said the attacks were launched by Iran proxy forces from civilian infrastructure near Mayadin, Syria, and endangered civilians there and near Green Village.

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