US, coalition personnel injured in Syria attack

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US, coalition personnel injured in Syria *******

Several US and coalition personnel have been wounded in a drone ******* in Syria, in the second major ******* in recent days against US forces amid soaring tensions in the Middle East.

The US military initially assessed no casualties in the drone *******, but a more in-depth review found that some personnel had minor injuries including smoke inhalation and moved some to a different location.

A US official speaking on the condition of anonymity told Reuters on Saturday, none of the injuries were serious but some personnel were also being examined for traumatic brain injuries.

Several troops were moved to a different location for further evaluation, the official added.

No group has claimed responsibility for the *******, the official said, but similar attacks in the past have been carried out by Iran-backed groups.

The injuries from the drone ******* followed a rocket strike by suspected Iran-backed militia on Monday that wounded five US personnel at Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq on Monday.

News of the latest injuries came as the Middle East as the region braces for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies.

Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Iran-backed ******, was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 31, an ******* that drew threats of revenge by Iran against *******, which is fighting the ************ Islamist group in Gaza. Iran blamed ******* for the ********. ******* has not claimed responsibility.

The ************** and the ******** of the senior military commander of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, Fuad Shukr, by ******* in a strike on Beirut, have fuelled concern the conflict in Gaza was turning into a wider Middle East war.

Iran has said the US bears responsibility in the ************** of Haniyeh because of its support for *******.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the ******* States won’t tolerate attacks on US personnel but Washington was also trying to de-escalate tensions in the region.

Friday’s ******* took place at Rumalyn Landing Zone, which hosts US troops along with those from the US-led coalition.

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