Activists: Strikes hit Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists say unknown warplanes have targeted an arms depot belonging to Iranian-backed militias in the eastern Syrian town of Boukamal, near the Iraqi border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the airstrikes began late Sunday and continued after midnight, killing 18 Iranians and pro-Iranian fighters. They also caused extensive damage to the depot and vehicles. Two local activist collectives in eastern Syria — the Euphrates Post and the Sound and Pictures — also reported the airstrikes in ...
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