Iraqi Drone Attacks US Airbase in Northeastern Syria - Reports
20240928
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US airbase near the Koniko gas field in Deir ez-Zor province in northeastern Syria has come under a drone attack from Iraq after a long hiatus, Iraq's Shafaq news agency reported on Saturday, citing a security source.
"The US military headquarters at the Conoco base, east of Deir ez-Zor, was attacked by a single drone. ... Air defense managed to engage the drone and bring it down without any losses," the source was quoted as saying by the news agency.
The United States has roughly 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria, according to the US Department of Defense.
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