Rockets fired at US troops in Syria after attack that killed three soldiers in Jordan

forces of U.S and its allies in Syria were the target of a rocket attack on Monday, a Defense Department official said, after three Washington soldiers were killed in a drone attack on Jordan one day earlier.

“Several rockets were fired at US and coalition forces in the Shaddadi Patrol Basein Syria. “No injuries or damage to infrastructure were reported,” the US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, referring to a facility. in northeastern Syrian territory.

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U.S There are around 900 soldiers in Syria and 2,500 in neighboring Syria Iraq as part of the international coalition against the group Islamic state (IS), a jihadist group that a few years ago began to control large areas of territory in both countries.

Since mid-October, the US and the coalition forces that support it have been attacked at least 165 times (66 in Iraq, 98 in Syria and one in Jordan, according to their data) with “a mix of unidirectional attack drones, rockets, mortars and short-range ballistic missiles”, indicated the same person responsible.

Dozens of American soldiers have been injured in previous attacks, but none have been killed by hostile fire in Middle East since the beginning of the conflict between Israel It is Hamas until last Sunday, when a drone attack left three dead and more than 30 injured.

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O The White House promised on Monday a “consistent response”to the deadly attack on Jordanwhich raised fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

Anger at the intense military campaign launched by Israel and the high civilian casualties in Link – following an unprecedented bloody attack by Hamas in October – has spread across the region, with violence involving Iranian-backed groups in LebanonIraq and Syria, as well as in Yemen.

Source: Elcomercio

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