A base in Syria of the anti-jihadist coalition led by Washington, in the south-east of the country, was the target of a drone attack on Monday, she said.
Coalition forces "
retaliated to an attack carried out by several unmanned aerial systems (UAS) near Al-Tanf base at 6:30 a.m. (3:30 GMT)
," the coalition said in a statement, without identifying the attackers. responsible.
"
Coalition forces intercepted one of the UAS (...), a second exploded in the complex of Maghawir Al-Thawra
", a rebel group supported by Washington and active in the Al-Tanf region.
According to the press release, the attack caused no casualties.
General John W. Brennan Jr, at the head of the coalition, condemned and called for an end to such attacks.
The anti-jihadist coalition has foiled several similar operations in the past, including drone attacks on the Al-Tanf base established in 2016 on the borders of Iraq and Jordan.
In addition to the Al-Tanf base, hundreds of American soldiers remain deployed in northeastern Syria.
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On the front line in the fight against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the international coalition, defeated the jihadist group in Syria in 2019 by driving it out of its last stronghold in the East. .
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