Unknown assailants on Friday attacked a US base at the al-Omar oil field in Syria’s Deir Al Zor, according to the Syrian regime’s news agency. However, the Syrian Democratic Forces denied on Friday that an attack on a US base at the al-Omar oil field in Syria’s Deir Al Zor took place, adding that the attack was part of a military exercise. No more details were available as of Friday 2:00 p.m. Dubai time. Some 200 US troops have been stationed in Deir Al Zor, the country’s largest oilfields which are located near the Iraqi border. |