Iran-backed groups targeted a base belonging to the US-led international coalition in eastern Syria with a barrage of rockets on Friday. After the Conoco gas base in Deir Az-Zour province was targeted with the seven rockets, the US responded by attacking the sites from which the rockets were launched in eastern Syria. Activist Wesam Al-Okaidi told The New Arab’s Arabic edition Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Iranian militias fired the rockets, with some falling inside the base. There was no information on the extent of the losses. Al-Okaidi said US aircraft belonging to the international coalition for…