Drone attack targets US troops at US base in Syria, initial assessment suggests no US injuries
By Oren Liebermann, CNN
A drone attack targeted US troops at the US base at At-Tanf in Syria, close to the border with Jordan, on Wednesday, according to a US defense official.
The initial assessment is that there were no injuries as a result of the attack, but the battle damage assessment is ongoing.
The US maintains approximately 900 troops in Syria, largely split between the At-Tanf base and the country’s eastern oil fields.
The base sits within a 20-square-mile deconfliction zone near the Syrian border with Jordan, which was established by Russia and the US-led coalition to prevent the two sides from coming into accidental contact. The area has seen heavy fighting in recent years between US forces and ISIS, which has held a foothold in the area.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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