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A number of United States and coalition personnel had been handled for minor accidents after a drone assault in Syria on Friday, a US protection official stated, amid heightened tensions within the Center East.
Personnel had been handled for minor accidents, together with smoke inhalation, however none had been “severely harm,” the official stated Saturday. “Others are being examined for traumatic mind accidents.”
A number of service members had been taken from Rumalyn Touchdown Zone to a separate location for additional evaluation, in keeping with the official. The assault precipitated harm to at the very least one set of amenities, the official added.
“No group has claimed duty for the assault,” the official stated.
The strike comes after seven US personnel had been injured when two rockets hit Al Asad Airbase in Iraq on Monday. The US Protection Division blamed Iran-aligned militia teams for the assault, calling it a “harmful escalation.”
These injured within the Monday assault included 5 US service members and two US contractors. All had been secure as of Tuesday, a protection official stated.
Each current assaults come amid heightened tensions within the Center East, because the US has been bracing for Iranian retaliation in opposition to Israel over the assassination of Hamas’ political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran final week, CNN beforehand reported.
US officers have lengthy blamed Iran-backed militia teams for assaults on troops in Iraq and Syria. Between October 17 and January 29, there have been greater than 150 assaults on US personnel in Iraq and Syria. These assaults slowed after three American troops had been killed in a drone assault on a small US outpost in Jordan, leading to a significant US response that hit 85 targets at seven areas.