One US military service member suffered a minor injury and two others are being evaluated for minor injuries following rocket attacks in Syria on Wednesday by suspected Iran-backed militants, the US
military said.
The US military's Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said militants staged rocket attacks at two sites in Syria. That triggered a US response from helicopters that, according to initial assessments, killed two or three militants conducting one of the attacks, it said, Reuters reported.
The exchange of fire in Syria on Wednesday is just the latest flare-up in Syria, where some 900 American troops are based, and followed US air strikes in the country on Tuesday.
Those US strikes targeted facilities used by Iran-aligned groups, in what was an attempt to deter further attacks against US personnel after an Aug. 15 attack by drones that Washington
believes were manufactured in Iran.
