Pentagon Suggests Iran-backed Group Responsible for Rocket Attack in Syria

The Pentagon is suggesting that Monday's rocket attack against U.S. forces in Syria was launched by Iranian-backed militia forces.  Update: On June 28, U.S. Forces in Syria were attacked by multiple rockets, approx. 34 x 122mm rounds of indirect fire. There were no casualties or injuries to U.S. forces.

"We're all working under the assumption that they (the rockets) were fired by Iran-backed militias or militia. We don't have specific attribution," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters Tuesday at the Pentagon.  Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. About 34 rockets were fired on Monday at a military base in Deir ez-Zour, Syria, known as Green Village.  "On June 28, U.S. Forces in Syria were attacked by multiple rockets, approx. 34 x 122mm rounds of indirect fire. There were no casualties or injuries to U.S. forces," U.S. Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for the international military intervention against Islamic State, wrote Tuesday on Twitter.