Explosions thunder near US military base in Syria

A series of powerful explosions thundered near the U.S. military base near the Syrian city of Al-Shaddadah, Al Mayadeen TV channel reports.

Sources of the TV channel said that the base of the U.S. Armed Forces could have been hit by rockets. American units in the area were put on high alert.

It is also reported that an air raid was sounded at one of the U.S. bases near the Conoco oil and gas field in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.