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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.