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Four US soldiers injured by rocket attack in Syria

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Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Special Operations and the US-led anti-jihadist coalition take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

Four US soldiers have received medical attention for “minor injuries” and possible brain trauma following a projectile attack on a US-led coalition base in eastern Syria.

The Green Village base near Syria’s largest oilfield, called Al-Omar, in eastern Deir Ezzor province was targeted by two indirect fire munitions, likely rockets or mortars, shortly after 1 a.m. local time, the coalition said in a statement released Thursday evening.

On April 14, the US-led coalition announced that the incident was not caused by indirect fire at all, "but rather the deliberate placement of explosive charges by an unidentified individual(s) at an ammunition holding area and shower facility."

"The incident remains under investigation," the statement read.

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