美国空袭叙利亚东部造成5名民兵死亡、数人受伤：监测

总部位于英国的监测组织周二报告称，美国战机袭击了代尔祖尔省古里耶沙漠的军事集会。

Five militiamen were killed and several others wounded in US airstrikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a war monitor reported.

据战争观察员报道，美国周二对叙利亚东部发动空袭，造成五名民兵死亡，多人受伤。

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said US warplanes targeted military gatherings in the Al-Quriyah desert of Deir ez-Zor province.

总部位于英国的叙利亚人权观察组织表示，美国战机袭击了代尔祖尔省古里耶沙漠的军事集会。

The strikes came after a rocket, believed to be fired by "pro-Iran militiamen," landed near a US base in the countryside of al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, Xinhua news agency reported.

据新华社报道，袭击发生前，一枚据信由“亲伊朗民兵”发射的火箭落在叙利亚东北部哈塞克省乡村的一个美国基地附近。

Meanwhile, intermittent explosions of unknown origin were heard at a US military base inside the al-Omar oil field base in Deir ez-Zor, the observatory said.

与此同时，该天文台称，代尔祖尔奥马尔油田基地内的一个美军基地听到了间歇性不明来源的爆炸声。

US fighter jets were seen flying over several villages, reaching as far as the town of Mayadeen in Deir ez-Zor's countryside near the Iraqi border, according to the observatory.

据天文台称，美国战斗机飞越几个村庄，最远到达伊拉克边境附近代尔祖尔乡村的马亚丁镇。

There were no immediate reports of additional casualties.

目前还没有更多伤亡的报告。

The region has seen increased tensions between US forces and Iran-backed groups, which have a significant presence in eastern Syria.

该地区美军与伊朗支持的组织之间的紧张局势加剧，这些组织在叙利亚东部拥有重要势力。