Hezbollah said the strikes took place near energy installation T2 which is near the border with Iraq and 60 miles west of the Euphrates river where the coalition is backing ground forces against ISIS.

It comes after reports earlier this week of another US airstrike against a Syrian regime military drone which flew into coalition airspace.

Middle East expert Danny Makki said: “US attack on two Syrian army positions T2 base in east Syria has been confirmed, second attack in a week by US.

“The area where US hit two Syrian Arab Army bases is near the last ISIS pocket in desert so clearly a frontline area, ISIS were close to taking T2 base recently as well.

Washington DC correspondent for The National, Joyce Karam, said: “Two Assad military targets were attacked in east Syria -per Regime Media- by US Coalition.

“First attacks of such kind if true since airstrikes on Assad in April though different context.”

It is not clear at this time whether there are any injuries following the attack.

Eastern Syria was mostly held by ISIS until last year when two rival campaigns took most of its land.





One was led by the Syrian army and backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah and the other by Kurdish and Arab militias backed by the US coalition. On April 14 the UK, US and French Governments launched a joint strike against alleged chemical weapons facilities in the Syrian capital of Damascus. It followed an alleged chemical attack which killed up to 75 people - including many children - in the town of Douma on April 7. Syria, backed by its main ally Russia, has repeatedly denied any involvement and said the bombing was a “violation of international law”.

GETTY Eastern Syria was mostly held by ISIS until last year when two rival campaigns took most of its land