Armed Shi’i militias from the ‘Islamic Resistance of Iraq’ movement have launched a missile attack on the US military base near the Koniko gas field in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province, the Sham FM radio station said, adding that three missiles were fired.
Explosion Rocks US Base in Syria
Jerrymusa.com reports that explosions were reported on the property by eyewitnesses. Nothing more was known at this time.
A drone strike occurred on February 8 against the US military base in eastern Syria, close to the Al-Omar oilfield.
There have been 168 strikes against US facilities in the area since October 17, 2023.
According to the Shi’i militias, those activities were carried out “in response to the aggression unleashed against the Palestinians by the US-backed occupation regime of Israel.”