Two major military bases used by the occupying American forces in Syria have come under missile and drone attacks amid simmering anti-US sentiments in the region over Washington’s support for the Tel Aviv regime’s genocide in Gaza, Press TV reported.
According to Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen news channel, the attacks came early Monday, targeting the US military base in the al-Omar oil field as well as Kharab al-Jir base, both in eastern Syria.
The report added that the US base at the al-Omar oil field was targeted with four missiles, while the Kharab al-Jir base was targeted with three missiles and a drone.
Al-Mayadeen said the two bases, which are the most important American bases in eastern Syria, were attacked less than an hour apart.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibly for the attacks. There were also no reports on any possible casualties or the extent of damage at the two bases.
Quoting two Iraqi security sources, Reuters said the missiles were launched from the town of Zummar in northern province of Nineveh.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which is an umbrella group of anti-terror fighters, has claimed responsibility for most previous retaliatory strikes on US military bases in Iraq and neighboring Syria.
The group has asserted that its strikes on American and Israeli military sites will continue as long as the Tel Aviv regime's genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip continues.
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