US base in Syria hit in suspected drone attack
The remote Tanf outpost has been quiet for years, but Iran's pinprick provocations may once again be targeting the base, which plays a key role in Washington’s effort to obstruct Tehran's influence.
A remote US military outpost in the southern Syrian desert was hit by a suspected drone attack on Wednesday evening, according to a US official.
Explosions were first heard near al-Tanf garrison around 7 pm local time, a Syrian civilian official at the nearby Rukban displaced persons camp told Al-Monitor.
The base houses US Special Operations forces and a local rebel militia known as Maghawir al-Thawra (MAT). No US casualties have been reported, according to US Central Command, which oversees US troops in the Middle East. MAT officials did not return Al-Monitor’s request for comment by publication time.
CENTCOM confirmed the incident in a statement released later on Wednesday, describing it as "a deliberate and coordinated attack" in the area of al-Tanf.
