Violent explosions rock US occupation base in Syria
Posted by sashimi on January 12, 2024, 4:03 pm
12 Jan 2024
A series of violent explosions rocked the military base in the US-occupied Conoco oilfield in north-east Syria on 12 January, following a large rocket attack, Sputnik's correspondent reported.
According to the correspondent, the attack "destroyed the base and its surroundings. American air defenses tried to confront the missile attack with their ground and air anti-aircraft weapons, to no avail ... the American occupation army's air force and helicopters, in the meantime, began flying over the skies of the towns surrounding its bases" in the oilfields of Conoco and Al-Omar.
The attack comes just days after US forces carried out live drills near the Conoco base, aimed at training for potential attacks on the facility.
The Iraqi resistance has yet to confirm the attack.
On 11 January, the Iraqi resistance announced an attack on the US base of Al-Shaddadi in north-east Syria.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Iraqi resistance factions which banded together in October, have been striking US bases with drones and missiles in both Iraq and Syria. The attacks come in solidarity with the resistance in Gaza and in rejection of US support for the Israeli assault on the besieged Gaza Strip. -- Cont'd at https://new.thecradle.co/articles/violent-explosions-rock-us-occupation-base-in-syria