A US military base in eastern Syria came under heavy attack.

A US military base near the Konoko oil and gas processing plant came under heavy attack tonight. Syrian news agency SANA reports a series of powerful explosions in the vicinity of a US military facility, while online sources report at least six rockets fired at the military base.

At the moment, it remains unknown who exactly is behind the attack on American military bases in eastern Syria, however, given the fact that the areas of Iranian military and pro-Iranian forces are located nearby, responsibility for the attack is assigned to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Despite the powerful attack, casualties and serious damage were avoided, Reuters reported.

“On Saturday, US forces in eastern Syria were fired from an unknown direction, but initial reports did not indicate any casualties or damage,” a US Department of Defense spokesman told Reuters. The incident is the latest in a series of attacks on US personnel in Iraq and Syria in recent days. The official, on condition of anonymity, said the attack took place in Konoko, Syria. "- said in the material.

According to preliminary data, the attack was carried out using a small rocket launcher or an MLRS complex.