Missile attack said to target US base in Syria

A missile attack has targeted a US airbase in Conoco gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, Syrian state media reports.

The attack is the latest suspected strike from Iran-backed groups targeted US troops in Irfaq and Syria. On Friday, a drone struck on another base housing US troops in Syria. minorly injured eight , Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder says eight servicemembers were treated for brain injuries and smoke inhalation “out of an abundance of caution.”

Three of them have since returned to duty.

Despite moving troops, jets and arms to the region in a bid to deter an Iranian attack on Israel, Ryder says the soldiers stationed in Syria remain focused on the mission of battling the Islamic State.