Kyiv: US Central Command reports that multiple drones carrying explosives are targeting a US military base in southern Syria, with one of the drones hitting the compound.

Even though Damascus has repeatedly asked Washington to leave, it maintains fewer than 1,000 troops in the country in the Middle East.

According to CENTCOM, three suicide drone attacks occurred at the US military base in al-Tanf, Syria, where US troops have long been stationed alongside militia fighters who have previously sought to overthrow the Syrian government.

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"Coalition forces shot down two drones, and one drone hit the compound, injuring two members of the Syrian Free Army partner force, who were treated.

No US forces were hurt, according to the military, which said such attacks are "unacceptable" because they "endanger our troops and our allies and jeopardize the fight against ISIS."

The Al-Tanf outpost was established by US troops in 2016 and is located close to the intersection of three borders with Iraq and Syria. They soon joined up with the Syrian Free Army, a rebel group formerly known as Maghawir al-Thoura (Commandos of the Revolution) (separate from the former Free Syrian Army).

Washington's "contrary opposition" group is meant to fight Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists and has given up trying to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad, it claimed recently. that some of its members are involved in drug trafficking and corruption.

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The military claimed the action was taken to "ensure the long-term success" of the militia after the US-led coalition was forced to remove the militia's commander in September.

Over the years, similar drone attacks on the al-Tanf garrison have occurred several times, along with sporadic attacks by unknown parties.

Last summer, several airstrikes were carried out nearby by Russian forces, which continue to support the government in Damascus, against a group of militants who allegedly "committed terrorist acts and killed civilians."

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In addition to the 200 US troops stationed in al-Tanf, about 700 more troops are operating across Syria, most of them in the oil-rich northeast where they have allied with Kurdish fighters.

The Syrian government has declared the US military presence there illegal on several occasions, and it accuses US forces of large-scale energy resource theft.