U.S. says failed rocket attack targeted American troops in Syria

WASHINGTON – The U.S. army stated late on Saturday that unidentified forces fired a rocket at a compound in Syria internet hosting U.S. troops and partnered native forces, however didn't trigger any accidents or injury.

The army, in a brief assertion, stated the 107 mm rocket didn't impression something contained in the Rumalyn Touchdown Zone U.S. compound in northeast Syria.

“Further rockets have been discovered on the launch web site,” stated the U.S. army’s Central Command, which oversees U.S. troops within the Center East.

Central Command didn't say who it believed is likely to be chargeable for the failed assault.

It got here simply two days after a uncommon U.S. helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria’s northeast killed an Islamic State militant on Thursday, adopted hours later by a separate U.S. air strike later that killed two different militants.

U.S. forces first deployed into Syria through the Obama administration’s marketing campaign towards Islamic State, partnering with a Kurdish-led group known as the Syrian Democratic Forces. There are about 900 U.S. troops in Syria, most of them within the east.

Nonetheless, Washington has blamed Iran-backed militias for assaults on American troops in current months. These Iran-backed forces established a foothold in Syria whereas preventing in assist of President Bashar al-Assad throughout Syria’s civil conflict.