A rocket was fired at a United States army base in Syria this week in an unsuccessful assault, Fresh News Digital has discovered.
A small explosion was reported on Tuesday outdoors the U.S. base at Mission Support Site Euphrates in Syria.
“On August 13, at approximately 4:00 PM ET, a rocket attack was attempted against U.S. and Coalition forces at Mission Support Site Euphrates in Syria,” a U.S. protection official advised Fresh News Digital.
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The assault on the bottom was reportedly unsuccessful, with no rockets making direct impression.
The official advised Fresh News Digital, “U.S. forces immediately responded in self-defense, returning indirect fire against the attackers. Our forces retain the inherent right to self-defense and we will not hesitate to take action to protect ourselves whenever necessary.”
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No accidents to service members or injury to the bottom have been reported, a U.S. protection official tells Fresh News.
This is the third assault focusing on a U.S. base this month in Iraq and Syria.
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Several U.S. personnel had been injured in a suspected rocket assault on the Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq final week, based on U.S. protection officers.
A U.S. protection official confirmed the suspected rocket assault to Fresh News on Aug. 5 — based on Reuters, not less than two Katyusha rockets had been fired in the direction of the bottom.
Speaking to Fresh News, the official stated that “several” U.S. personnel had been injured in the course of the incident.