News - Middle East: The Pentagon has announced that as many as eight American forces suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) during a recent attack on their base in northeastern Syria.

“Following the attack, out of an abundance of caution, eight service members were transported to a separate location for further assessment and evaluation. All eight received treatment for TBI and smoke inhalation,” Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Ryder claimed that three of the troops had returned to duty, while the others remained under observation.

On Saturday, Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network reported that the forces deployed to the US-occupied Kharab al-Jir Airbase in Syria’s province of Hasakah had come under a drone attack from nearby areas.

The report said ‏several explosions had been heard inside the outpost after the explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicle struck the site.

This is the third major attack to target the American troops in the region in less than two weeks.

Also on Tuesday, Iraqi resistance forces fired four missiles towards the US military base located inside the Washington-occupied Conoco gas field in eastern Syria.