U.S. military forces in Syria responded with « counter-batter artillery fire » Monday after a base near al-Omar oil field housing U.S. troops was struck by rocket fire.
June 28 (UPI) — U.S. forces exchanged fire with attackers Monday after an American base in eastern Syria was targeted with rockets, military officials said. Col. Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for the U.S.-led task force in Syria, announced on Twitter that a facility housing American troops near al-Omar oil field was « attacked by multiple rockets, » adding there were no injuries and damage was being assessed. « U.S. forces in Syria, while under multiple rocket attack, acted in self-defense and conducted counter-battery artillery fire at rocket launching positions, » Marotto added in a second tweet.
