Air defense systems operated by US-led coalition troops based in eastern Syria halted six drone attacks targeting their base at the Conoco oil field on Saturday, a security source told Reuters.
Coalition troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which have partnered together to fight remnants of the Islamic State group, have faced increased attacks by Iran-backed groups in Syria and Iraq amid regional flare-ups after Oct. 7.
Air defense systems operated
by US-led coalition troops based in eastern Syria halted six
drone attacks targeting their base at the Conoco oil field on
Saturday, a security source told Reuters.
Coalition troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic
Forces, which have partnered together to fight remnants of the
Islamic State group, have faced increased attacks by Iran-backed
groups in Syria and Iraq amid regional flare-ups after Oct. 7.
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