Damascus, July 27 (UNI) A US base at the Conoco gas field in the province of Deir ez-Zur in eastern Syria has been hit by five missiles, a Syrian military field source told Sputnik on Saturday.

"Three missiles landed in the territory of the base at Conoco, the other two in the vicinity of the base. US helicopters took to the air after the shelling," the source said.

US and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria have been targeted with multiple attacks since October 2023, following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and the subsequent conflict in the Gaza Strip.

The US military currently controls parts of the provinces of Raqqa, Deir ez-Zur and Al-Hasakah, where Syria's largest oil and gas fields are located. The Syrian government considers the presence of the US military on its territory as occupation and state piracy.

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