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Shells Fired Near Syrian Base Housing US Troops
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Louisiana National Guard’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, and 2nd Platoon, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, both elements of the 256th Brigade Combat Team, conduct crew training on an M777 Howitzer at Mission Support Site Conoco, Syria., on June 14, 2021. (U.S. Army/Spc. Trevor Franklin via Flickr)

Shells Fired Near Syrian Base Housing US Troops

A mortar shell was fired at an area in eastern Syria near a base housing US troops and other coalition forces, according to reports. The shelling on Saturday landed in a gas field in Conoco, Syria, but did not cause any injuries and damage, Reuters reported, citing a US defense official.

It was the fourth attack on or near US troops and diplomats in the last week, including one in which two American service members were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the US blames Iran-backed militias for such attacks.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council on Friday votes to extend the transfer of humanitarian aid to Syrians, suffering due to the ongoing civil war, through the border with Turkey following a compromise between the US and Russia, which had wanted all aid sent through the government of Bashar Assad in the capital, Damascus.

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