US forces in Syria on alert after Iranian attacks

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday the US forces were conducting heavy patrols near the Koniko oil field north-east of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria.
Militiamen from the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were also seen atop armoured vehicles with missile launchers also patrolling the area, the Britain-based monitor added.
The watchdog, which has been covering violence in Syria since the pro-democracy uprising started there in 2011, said US drones were constantly hovering over the area of the Euphrates river and monitoring the situation.    
The number of US soldiers in war-torn Syria is not clear.
But, the observatory head, Rami Abdel-Rahman, said "only hundreds are left in Syria."
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