U.S.' Al-Omar Base in Syria Hit by Triple Rocket Attacks in an Hour

An American military base, known as the "Green Village," situated in the Al-Omar oil field in eastern Deir ez-Zor, Syria, experienced a triple rocket attack within an hour, heightening concerns about regional stability.

"Within less than an hour, the U.S. base was attacked three times - first two, then three more missiles were fired at it; the U.S. air defenses were unable to intercept them. During the third strike, more than 10 missiles were fired and struck the base, causing a fire to break out," a local Syrian source was quoted as saying by Sputnik.

According to the source, the U.S. military responded to the incident by shelling the attackers' positions. U.S. attack helicopters have since been deployed to patrol the area.

The attacks were reported by Zvezda, a news outlet controlled by the Russian defense ministry and Iraqi Shafaq News agency.

The U.S. armed forces control territories in the east and northeast of Syria in the provinces of Deir ez-Zor, Al-Hasakah, and Raqqa, where Syria's largest oil and gas fields are located. Damascus has repeatedly called the presence of the U.S. military on its territory an occupation and state piracy for the purpose of stealing the nation's oil.

Details regarding casualties remain unclear at this time, with no specific information about any injuries or fatalities resulting from the attacks. Responding to the assault, U.S. forces reportedly retaliated by firing artillery shells at the presumed source of the attack.

This incident marks the second attack on a U.S. base in Syria within a short period, with the last assault occurring on February 3rd at the Koniko gas field. A drone strike targeted a U.S. base in eastern Syria, resulting in the deaths of at least six U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters. The attack was claimed by an Iranian-backed militia that had recently been targeted in a U.S.-led reprisal for its involvement in the killing of three U.S. soldiers in a drone strike on a base in Jordan.

Al-Omar serves as the largest U.S.-led coalition base in Syria, established in 2014 to combat the Islamic State (IS) insurgency. Currently, approximately 2,500 U.S. troops are deployed in Iraq and 900 in Syria.

No group has claimed responsibility for today's attacks, but since the start of the Israeli aggression in Gaza, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) has regularly attacked the U.S. interests in Iraq and Syria. The IRI, a loose alliance of pro-Iran fighters opposed to the U.S. presence in Syria and Iraq, claims its operations are aimed at "expelling the American occupation" and supporting "Palestinian brothers." It encompasses powerful groups such as Kata'ib Hezbollah and Harakat Al-Nujabaa.

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With more than 185 attacks targeting U.S. bases, including 116 in Syria, the situation remains volatile and poses a significant challenge to regional security.

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