US navy experiences rocket assaults on its patrol base in Syria | Syria’s Struggle Information
Assaults on the US patrol base come as tensions escalate on the Syria-Turkey border following a bombing in Istanbul.
The USA navy has reported two rocket assaults concentrating on its patrol base in northeastern Syria, however stated there have been no accidents to its forces.
In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated the assaults “focused coalition forces” at its base in al-Shaddadi in Syria late on Friday.
“The assault resulted in no accidents or harm to the bottom of coalition property.”
It didn’t say who was behind the rocket fireplace.
The assaults come as tensions escalate on the Syria-Turkey border with the Turkish navy launching a wave of deadly air raids on Kurdish forces in each Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a bombing in Istanbul on November 13. Ankara blames the banned Kurdistan Staff Celebration (PKK) and the YPG Kurdish forces for the assault, however they deny any involvement.
There have additionally been rocket assaults from Syria which have killed civilians in Turkey.
The US – for which the YPG-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been a key ally within the battle towards ISIL (ISIS) group – has been urging de-escalation.
CENTCOM stated on Friday that the SDF visited the origin web site of the assaults and located a 3rd unfired rocket.
“Assaults of this sort place coalition forces and the civilian populace in danger and undermine the hard-earned stability and safety of Syria and the area,” stated Colonel Joe Buccino, a spokesman for CENTCOM.
