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US Air Base Attacked in Syria
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] A US military airbase in Syria has been attacked. This was reported by Reuters, citing two US officials. The incident occurred near the Koniko gas field in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor. The shells fired missed the base. According to preliminary information, no one was injured as a result of the attack. As reported by the Regnum news agency, the same US base was attacked several times at the end of July. It was claimed that the rocket fire was carried out by Shiite armed groups. Several rockets were fired at the US Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province in western Iraq on July 25, two of which hit the perimeter. No casualties were reported in the incident. American military bases in Iraq and Syria have been regularly shelled and attacked since the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October 2023 and the start of Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip. Related: Koniko gas field: 2024-02-20 Four missiles fired at US base in eastern Syria Koniko gas field: 2024-02-09 Second attack in two hours Drone belonging to Iranian-backed groups attacks US base in Al-Omar oil field Koniko gas field: 2024-02-04 Iraqi groups said they fired at a US base in Syria using a UAV Posted by: badanov 2024-08-15 |
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