No casualties, damage in attack against US forces in Syria: Official
US troops in Syria
Althoughinitial reports did not indicate any casualties or damage,USforces in eastern Syria took indirect fire on Saturday, a USdefence official said.
It was the latest incident in a series of attacks on USpersonnel in Iraq and Syria in recent days.On the condition of anonymity, the officialtold Reuters, the attack occurred in Conoco, Syria.
USdiplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria were targeted in three rocket and drone attacks on Wednesday alone, including at least 14 rockets hitting an Iraqi air base hosting USforces, wounding two American service members.
As there haven't been immediate claims of responsibility for these attacks, analysts believethey were carried out by Iranian-backed militias.
Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran had vowed to retaliate after USstrikes on the Iraqi-Syrian border killed four of their members last month.
Iran has denied supporting attacks on USforces in Iraq and Syria, and condemned USair strikes on Iranian-backed groups.
(With inputs from agencies)
