US forces targeted in Syria, no casualties: Official

American and allied forces in Syria were targeted Monday in an attack that did not cause casualties, a US official said, after a militant group claimed to have launched drones at Washington's troops.

Armed factions close to Iran have threatened to attack US interests over Washington's support for Israel since Hamas militants killed more than 1,400 people in a shock cross-border attack from Gaza on October 7.

Israel's retaliatory bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 5,000 people, according to the Gaza health ministry.


"An attack against US and coalition forces occurred early this morning in Syria. There were no injuries or damage," a US defense official said, referring to the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.

The US official did not provide specifics on the attack, but a group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said earlier in the day that it had launched drones against American forces at Al-Tanf and Al-Malikiyah in Syria.

The same group also claimed to have targeted US troops in Iraq on Saturday, an attack the United States said it could not confirm -- while American forces shot down two drones in the country last week.

The United States has some 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in Iraq as part of efforts to combat IS, which once held significant territory in both countries but was pushed back by local forces supported by international air strikes.