Coalition forces that oppose the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) announced on Tuesday that they had dismantled an attack in the Deir-Ezzour region, northeast of Syria, following the second anniversary of the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

Coalition forces “eliminated the threat” with airstrikes after having detected “several rocket launch sites that represented an imminent risk,” an official of the US-led international anti-jihadist coalition said in a statement.

The rockets were aimed at a US base called “Green Village” in the Euphrates Valley, where Islamic State fighters are still active and where US forces continue to cooperate with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

The remote launch of rockets and missiles “represent a serious threat to civilians due to their lack of precision” and the coalition forces “reserve the right to defend themselves,” added the official, who requested anonymity.

Questioned by the possible perpetrators of the attack, the third in less than 48 hours in the region after those that targeted the Aïn Al-Assad air base in western Iraq on Tuesday and the Baghdad international airport on Monday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said he could not identify them.

These casualty-free attacks come as Iraq commemorates the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the architect of Iranian strategy in the Middle East, and his Iraqi lieutenant, killed by a US drone shot on January 3, 2020 in Iraq.

Some 900 US troops remain deployed in northeast Syria and at the Al-Tanf base in the south, on the borders with Iraq and Jordan.

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