Four U.S. service members were injured early Thursday morning when their base in northeast Syria came under rocket fire, the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition said in a statement.
The troops were being evaluated for “minor injuries and possible traumatic brain injuries,” according to the statement Thursday from Operation Inherent Resolve.
The attack happened at 1:09 a.m. local time at a base known as Green Village, just east of the Euphrates River and near major oil fields. Two rounds of indirect fire hit two support buildings at the base, according to the statement.
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The brief statement provided no additional details of the attack, with the coalition saying the incident is under investigation.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based organization that monitors the war in Syria, said local sources reported rockets being launched from an area just west of the Euphrates known to be held by Iranian-backed militias. While five rockets reached the base, only two exploded, according to the monitor.
U.S. forces have been in Syria since 2015 helping local forces fight the ISIS terrorist group. Roughly 900 U.S. troops remain in Syria, despite former President Donald Trump's repeated attempts to withdraw them.
U.S. officials have blamed Iranian proxy militias for previous attacks on American troops in the same area as Thursday's…
