Two bases housing US occupation troops in eastern Syria targeted by rockets

Two military bases in Syria’s eastern provinces of Hasakah and Dayr al-Zawr, where US occupation troops and their allied militants are stationed, have come under separate barrages of rockets.

Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television news channel, citing local sources, reported that several projectiles struck the vicinity of a US military facility in al-Shaddadi town, located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Hasakah, on Tuesday.

The development came as US occupation forces were conducting an exercise in the southern al-Jibsa neighborhood of the town.

Moreover, a massive explosion shook the US military installation at al-Omar oil field in Dayr al-Zawr province, as a volley of rockets slammed into the site.

Local sources said US forces sought to intercept the incoming rockets with ground-based air defense systems but to no avail. A plume of smoke could be seen in the sky for miles around.

There were no immediate reports about possible casualties and the extent of damage caused.

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Separately, a US military convoy was forced to retreat from an area in the central province of Homs after Syrian government soldiers blocked it.

Syrian army troops, deployed at a security checkpoint near the village of Tal Dhahab, blocked the road and prevented the passage of four US armored vehicles.

The American troops were subsequently forced to turn around and go back in the direction they came from. There were no reports of clashes or injuries.

In November 2019, the head of US Central Command said there was no "end date" on the US's intervention in Syria. As of February 2021, there are around 900 US soldiers operating in Syria, according to the US Department of Defense.

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