{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","name":"Syria: Multiple rockets hit US base - no injuries reported","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEC_85127246.jpg?quality=90&strip=all","width":1024,"height":538},"url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/06\/28\/rockets-hit-us-base-in-syria-after-airstrikes-on-iran-backed-militia-14842252\/","datePublished":"2021-06-28T21:28:15+01:00","dateModified":"2021-06-29T08:02:49+0100","headline":"Syria: Multiple rockets hit US base - no injuries reported","articleBody":"Rockets hit a US base in Syria less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden (left) ordered airstrikes on Iran-backed militias (Picture: Rex)\n\n\n\nMultiple rockets hit a US military base in Syria on Monday, less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias.\n\n\n\nCol Wayne Morotto, a spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, tweeted that ‘at 7:44pm local time, US Forces in Syria were attacked by multiple rockets’. Morotto said ‘there are no injuries and damage is being assessed’.\n\n\n\nIn an update shortly after, Marotto wrote: ‘US Forces in Syria, while under multiple rocket attack, acted in self-defense and conducted counter-battery artillery fire at rocket launching positions’.\n\n\n\nA US defense official with information on the early attack reports told CNN it was ‘likely’ that Iranian-backed militias launched the rockets in the immediate area, which was close to Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria. However, it was not immediately known where the rockets were fired from or how many were used. Some of the rockets reportedly landed close to US troops.\n\n\n\nThe rockets struck after Biden on Sunday directed the US military to conduct defensive precision airstrikes on two Iranian-backed militia facilities at the Iraq-Syria border. Biden’s orders were in response to new drones made by Iran that have launched attacks on US military facilities in recent weeks. \n\n\n\nMonday’s seeming retaliatory attack occurred at the so-called ‘Green Village’ oil field site within a bigger security zone. About 900 US troops are stationed there to provide protection to Syrian fighters against ISIS. \n\n\n\nAround the same time that the rocket attacks were reported, Biden met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the Oval Office. Biden vowed to not allow Iran to get more nukes and described the US’s commitment to ensuring Israel’s security as ‘ironclad’.\n\n\n\n\u2018What I can say to you: Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch, as they say,\u2019 Biden told Rivlin. \u2018We\u2019re committed to \u2013 unwavering commitment to your self-defense.\u2019\n\n\n\nFor more stories like this, check our news page.\n\n\n\nGet in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Kwong","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/author\/jessica-kwong\/"},"mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/06\/28\/rockets-hit-us-base-in-syria-after-airstrikes-on-iran-backed-militia-14842252\/"},"mentions":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"US news","sameAs":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/"}],"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","xpath":["\/html\/head\/title","\/html\/head\/meta[@name='description']\/@content"]},"publisher":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"Metro.co.uk","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/metrouk","https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/metrouk","https:\/\/uk.pinterest.com\/metrouk","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metro.co.uk"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/metro-parent\/img\/branding\/metro.co.uk\/m-black-share.png"}}}

‘What I can say to you: Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch, as they say,’ Biden told Rivlin. ‘We’re committed to – unwavering commitment to your self-defense.’