СENTCOM Says US Airstrikes Kill 4 Iran-Affiliated Militants in Syria

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US forces killed four Iran-affiliated militants in airstrikes on northeast Syria over the past 24 hours, CENTCOM said on Thursday.

"Over the past 24 hours, in response to yesterday’s rocket attacks on Mission Support Site Conoco and Mission Support Site Green Village in northeast Syria, CENTCOM forces struck at Iran-affiliated militants in the area with AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, AC-130 gunships, and M777 artillery, resulting in four enemy fighters killed and seven enemy rocket launchers destroyed," the release stated.

Earlier in the day, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that three American troops were injured in two rocket attacks in Syria earlier in the day and the United States responded with strikes from attack helicopters.

"One US service member in Mission Support Site Conoco was treated for a minor injury and has been returned to duty. Two others are under evaluation for minor injuries," CENTCOM said on Wednesday.

CENTCOM said that suspected Iran-backed militants launched several rockets at two US facilities housing American troops in both Conoco and Green Village in northeast Syria on Wednesday evening, CENTCOM said.

US forces responded using attack helicopters and destroyed three vehicles and equipment used to launch several rockets, the statement said. Initial assessment indicate that US forces killed two or three of the suspected militants that conducted one of the attacks.