US troops targeted in Al-Tanf base in Syria
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The al-Tanf base in Homs was targeted using a drone, but no casualties were reported.
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A US military vehicle on a patrol in the countryside near the town of Qamishli, Syria, on December 4, 2022. (AP)
The drone strike targeted the al-Tanf base in Homs,a military camp in southeast Syria, occupied by US troops and close to the borders with Jordan and Iraq,
There were no reports of potential casualties or the amount of damage incurred.
On the other hand, the Sayyed Al-Shuhada Brigades mourned the martyrdom of one of its fighters, as Al Mayadeen's correspondent had reported the aggression that targeted the tribal area west of al-Bukamal, on the border with Syria.
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Escalations in occupied Syrian territory
Earlier on Friday, informed sources confirmed to Al Mayadeen that a drone attack targeted a military site in the tribal area, located 7 km west of the city of al-Bukamal, east of Deir Ezzor.
The sources added that the targeting "caused a large explosion in the area, without information about the extent of the losses."
Recent days have witnessed increased escalations in the occupied territories of Syria, particularly in light of heightened tensions because of the war on Gaza.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
