Reports indicate that at least one American service member sustained injuries during a rocket attack on a U.S. military installation in eastern Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province on a Friday. The development was conveyed by a major international broadcaster citing a U.S. official familiar with the incident.
There were initial statements suggesting that one or more personnel received injuries as projectiles targeted the base located in Deir ez-Zor. The information about the incident has been clarified by subsequent commentary from regional outlets, which noted that the strikes affected a facility under U.S. protection and control within the contested area.
Over the course of the same evening, sources linked to local media reported that two U.S. bases in the Omar and Koniko fields near the Deir ez-Zor corridor faced rocket fire. The reports described eight projectiles being launched toward Koniko, with impacts occurring on the base and in its immediate surroundings, adding to the tension surrounding the area.
Earlier security statements from Washington indicated that U.S. forces had previously conducted air operations aimed at facilities in Syria that are connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. Those strikes were framed as part of ongoing efforts to counter entities identified as threats to regional stability and allied interests in the coalition operations in the region.
On another date within the same period, a drone incident near the U.S.-led international counterterrorism coalition base in northeast Syria resulted in casualties among allied personnel, including a contractor and several soldiers. The event underscored the persistent danger faced by coalition members operating in the area amid the broader conflict dynamics.
In response to the evolving threat landscape and at the request of the U.S. president, defense officials authorized targeted air operations by Central Command forces against facilities in eastern Syria used by groups aligned with the IRGC. The objective, as described by U.S. officials, centers on degrading capabilities that pose risks to American personnel and partners working across the region.