Press TV – March 24, 2023
A military base housing US forces in eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has come under a rocket attack hours after the Pentagon carried out multiple airstrikes against Syrian troops.
Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television news network, citing local sources, reported that the rockets landed in the vicinity of US-controlled al-Omar oil field at around 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Friday, causing several explosions.
There were no immediate reports of injuries and the extent of damage.
The attack came hours after the US military launched several air raids against Syrian forces. Washington said it hit the positions of resistance fighters behind a drone strike that killed an American contractor, wounded another and also hurt five US troops.
The Pentagon said in a statement that the attack against US personnel took place at a base near Hasakah in northeast Syria at approximately 1:38 p.m. local time (1038 GMT) on Thursday.
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said the US airstrikes were carried out at the direction of President Joe Biden and targeted facilities used by groups opposed to the presence of American forces in Syria.
“The airstrikes were conducted in response to today’s attack as well as a series of recent attacks against coalition forces in Syria,” Austin said in a statement.
Local sources pointed out that the target was not an Iran-aligned military post as the US military claimed, but rather a rural development center and a grain center in Hrabash neighborhood, near Dayr al-Zawr military airport.
Meanwhile, no Iranian was killed in the act of aggression.
A military source in Syria told Press TV that the resistance groups reserve right to respond to the American attack and will take reciprocal action.
The US military has for long stationed its forces and equipment in northeastern Syria, with the Pentagon claiming that the deployment is aimed at preventing the oilfields in the area from falling into the hands of the Daesh terrorists.
Damascus, however, maintains the deployment is meant to plunder the country’s natural resources. Former US president Donald Trump admitted on several occasions that American forces were in the Arab country for its oil wealth.
This is a very good move against the US military, when they are distracted by other theaters and issues. Just remember, the US is ‘illegally in Syria’.
If Biden the brain dead is forced to hold 30/40 minute briefings everyday on Syria, this is good news. Its not just the missiles, but Israel will demand their share of ‘moan time’. There are only so many hours in the day, and the world need to fill as many of those hours with problems for the US.
Idiot Biden is really showing himself to be a military genius. “He called in missile strikes, etc”. Yeah, sure, this modern day Caesar must have been born of a military family. Crossing the Rubicon is next…..
The evil empire is dying and its victims smell it.
It is true the Americans are in Syria for two reasons. One is for oil of course as the Americans have a habit of being economic hit men wherever they please. The other reason is geopolitical. Israel and its neocon fellows in the U.S. controlling U.S. foreign policy, insists on the destruction of the Syrian government, all for the good of Israel of course. Had not Russia intervened, this insanity would probably already achieved its objective. The satanic U.S. should leave Syria obviously, for any chance of peace, but the even more satanic Israel will not allow it.
Israel trying to set-off a US vs Iran conflict, so they can sit back, laugh at how gullible Americans are to always fight Jew wars.
This is also designed to put stress on the Russian military, so–once again–Americans help the New Israel, Ukraine.
The ones bombing those ILLEGAL US bases aren’t Syrians or Iranians, its either Mossad of CIA assets with the (((MSM))) blaming Iran/Syria.
One question: The Syrian oil being stole from NE Syria, who do you think is getting that free oil?
the USA were illegaly in europa until now .
” ” ” ” ” grenada, panama,
vietnam, afganistan, irak, libya, serbia .
the USA had always their criminal hands in
chile, argentina, nicaragua, guatemala,
colombia, venecuela, pakistan, iran, philipines,
japan, germany, italy, greece, turkey, lebanon .
policing the world with their
RULES BASED ORDER as can be switched
any time at gusto .