US al-Omar Oilfield Base targeted from Syrian territories
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- 08 January, 2024
- 07:35
A rocket attack targeted the United States' al-Omar oil field base in the eastern part of the Deir Ezzor governate, in northeastern Syria, Report informs via Al Mayadeen.
Citing a field source, Al Mayadeen correspondent said that the attack came as a direct response to an American strike that targeted a truck passing through the al-Qaem - al-Bukamal border crossing between Iraq and Syria.
In detail, the source said that 30 rockets were launched in the attacks, and resulted in direct hits to the US base located to the east of the Euphrates River, near one of Syria's largest oilfields.
Importantly, the field source told Al Mayadeen that the attack on Sunday dawn came from within the Syrian territories.
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