Centcom releases images of rocket launcher used in attack on US base

US Central Command provided fresh details about a rocket strike on its Rumalyn Landing Zone in Syria.

The US said 15 122mm rockets originating in Iraq were fired at the US base on Sunday.

“There were no injuries to personnel or damage to equipment,” Centcom said in a post on X.

Central Command released photographs of a fuel truck it said was modified to launch up to 20 rockets at the base from a site in Iraq.

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on Dec. 3, 15 122mm rockets originating in Iraq were fired at the U.S. base Rumalyn Landing Zone in Syria. There were no injuries to personnel or damage to equipment.

Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve located the point of origin… pic.twitter.com/bVG9tzKe4P
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 4, 2023

The US said it located the site with unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance assets. Iraqi security forces then moved in to investigate the site.

Iranian-backed forces in the region have renewed their attacks on US bases since the collapse of the truce between Hamas and Israel.