US carried out strike after attack in Syria

4/12/2024 6:06

        The U.S. military carried
        out a strike in self defense against weapon systems in eastern
        Syria, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding it was unrelated to
        the ongoing rebel advances in the country.
        
        Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder told reporters
        that earlier on Tuesday the U.S. military struck weapons
        systems, including three mobile rocket launchers and a T-64 tank
        after projectiles were launched toward U.S. troops at Military
        Support Site (MSS) Euphrates.
        
        "These self defense actions successfully eliminated
        imminent threats to U.S. personnel and were not linked to any
        broader activities in northwest Syria by other groups," Ryder
        said.
        
        He added that the military was looking into who launched
        the attacks against U.S. troops, but said that Iran-backed
        forces have carried out attacks in the past from the area. Ryder
        added that Syrian military forces were also in the region.
        
        There are roughly 900 U.S. troops in Syria that focus on
        countering Islamic State militants in the region.