Last month, the United States carried out airstrikes against facilities presumably used by “Iran-backed” militias in eastern Syria as a retaliation for the 15 February rocket attack on US troops in Iraq.

Explosions were heard near Al-Bab and Jarablus in northern Syria, the country’s Ekhbariya TV reported on Friday.

A video allegedly from the area affected by the explosions emerged online, suggesting it was a missile that caused the blast.

​According to The Insider, the explosion occurred after a ballistic missile hit oil tankers outside Manbij.

Long-range missiles hit the #Hamran area near #Jarablus, northeast of #Aleppo pic.twitter.com/gV79938n0T

— Mohammed Ghorab (@MGhorab3) March 5, 2021

JUST IN: Ballisitc Missile hits oil tankers at Al Hamran northwest of Manbij in Syria. Huge explosion can be witnessed after the targeted attack.https://t.co/nD1KejLDo4

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 5, 2021