A base in northeast Syria housing U.S. and coalition forces was the goal of a drone strike on Oct. 8, a press launch from U.S. Central Command confirmed.
No U.S. or partnered troops have been killed or injured within the assault, and the strike didn’t lead to any tools or structural injury.
“This night at roughly 10:12 p.m. native time in Syria, a 107mm rocket assault concentrating on Coalition Forces close to the Rumalyn Touchdown Zone failed,” CENTCOM officers mentioned. “Extra rockets have been discovered on the launch origin web site.”
Whereas CENTCOM officers didn’t identify a bunch believed to be behind the assault, American troops in Syria — roughly 900 are within the nation — have been closely concerned in latest months in back-and-forth strikes towards the Islamic State.
U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate strikes on Oct. 6, considered one of which concerned a uncommon floor raid in northeastern Syria, a area at the moment managed by the Syrian regime, U.S. officers advised the Related Press.
Killed within the raid close to the village of Qamishli, which U.S. officers revealed was carried out by U.S. particular operations forces, was Rakkan Wahid al-Shammri, an IS official answerable for weapons smuggling.
No U.S. troops have been injured within the raid, CENTCOM officers mentioned.
Within the second assault that day, the U.S. carried out an airstrike in northern Syria, killing Abu Ala, the second-in-command for the terrorist group in Syria. Additionally killed was Abu Mu’advert al Qahtani, officers mentioned, one other senior IS chief.
Saturday’s assault is at the moment underneath investigation.
Rachel is a Marine Corps veteran and a grasp’s candidate at New York College’s Enterprise & Financial Reporting program.
