Coalition airstrikes | Two Iranian backed militiamen killed and others deploy in Deir Ezzor
Deir Ezzor province: Two Syrian fighters of Iranian-backed militia were killed by “International Coalition” strikes that hit an outpost and missile launcher near the Euphrates River in Al-Mayadeen city, east of Deir Ezzor.
SOHR activists reported seeing the repositioning of Iranian-backed militias in the cities of Mayadeen and Deir Ezzor, after “International Coalition” bombardment over the past hours.
The Iranian-backed militias left Nasr centre and the surrounding military headquarters on port said street in Al-A’mal district in Deir Ezzor for fear of US attacks.
SOHR activists have just reported that helicopters of the International Coalition targeted the positions of Iranian-backed militia with heavy machinegun near Industrial high school and Al-Ba’ath party headquarters in Al-Mayadeen city, east of Deir Ezzor. However, no casualties have been reported yet.
This morning, SOHR activists reported that US soldiers were injured by shells fired from Iranian-backed militia positions on Koniko gas field base in Deir Ezzor countryside.
Meanwhile, three Iranian-backed militiamen were killed in an attack waged by “International coalition,” on a rocket launch vehicle that was stationed in the vicinity of Deir Ezzor countryside in SDF-held areas.
The Coalition attack came four hours after the shelling hit Koniko gas field base.
After midnight, coalition forces also bombarded positions of Iranian-backed militia in Al-Mayadeen area, leaving no casualties.
Accordingly, the death toll of Iranian-backed militiamen rises to nine in less than 24 hours.
Iranian-backed militiamen in areas controlled by Iranian-backed militia in west Euphrates were put on high alert and repositioned and deployed in Al-Mayadeen and its countryside, Al-Bokamal, Al-Quriyah and the western banks of the Euphrates river, after a day of exchange of shelling and military escalation in the area.
Yesterday evening, SOHR activists reported that two missiles hit the vicinity of the International Coalition base in Koniko Gas Field in Deir Ezzor countryside, fired from areas of Iranian-backed militias in Hatla in northern Deir Ezzor countryside. However, no casualties were reported.
As a response, International Coalition forces then fired missiles at the sources of fire, amid the flight of Coalition helicopters in the region.
Earlier yesterday, explosions were heard in Deir Ezzor city, at dawn, caused by airstrikes by US aircraft, targeting “Ayyash” warehouses and an Iranian-backed militia military camp in Deir Ezzor.
According to the sources, at 4 A.M., the US aircraft launched over three airstrikes with high-explosive missiles, destroying Ayyash warehouses and AlSa’iqah camp, Afghan Fatimiyoun militia’s headquarters.
According to sources, the US attack left six Syrian and non-Syrian guards dead and a number of Iranian-backed militiamen wounded.
The ambulances rushed to the site of the explosion to transfer the casualties.