US military aircraft claim bombed a weapons depot in Syria following rocket attack on American forces

On Wednesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had conducted airstrikes on a weapons storage facility in Syria.

CENTCOM’s statement detailed that the operation targeted “an Iranian-backed militia group’s weapons storage and logistics headquarters facility. These strikes were in response to a rocket attack on U.S. personnel at Patrol Base Shaddadi.”

Shaddadi is one of the largest US bases in eastern Syria, serves as a logistical hub for US operations, including the “controversial export of local oil resources.”

The earlier attack reportedly caused “no damage to U.S. facilities and no injuries to U.S. or partner forces during the attack.”

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CENTCOM emphasized, “These strikes will degrade the Iranian backed groups’ ability to plan and launch future attacks on U.S. and Coalition forces who are in the region to conduct D-ISIS operations.”

“We have made it clear that attacks on U.S. personnel, partner forces and facilities will not be tolerated and that we retain the right to defend ourselves. U.S. Central Command, alongside our regional partners, will aggressively pursue any threat to US forces, allies, partners, and security in the region,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, CENTCOM commander.