Syria strike kills 5 Iran-backed militants
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel was ‘likely’ responsible for the strike
An air strike in eastern Syria on Sunday killed five non-Syrian fighters backed by Iran, a Britain-based war monitor said.
The monitor said that “Israel was likely responsible” for the attack near the border town of Albu Kamal.
Israel Defense Forces has launched numerous strikes in Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011, targeting government troops, allied Iranian forces and fighters from the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
Iranian-backed militias and their allies command a significant presence in eastern Syria south of the Euphrates Valley.
Earlier this month, air strikes on a base controlled by Iran-backed forces near Albu Kamal killed seven fighters, according to the Observatory.
The monitor said that military reinforcements for Iranian militias and their allies had arrived in the area days before.
The IDF Spokesperson Unit declined comment on the attack.
Source: i24NEWS – Report: Syria strike kills 5 Iran-backed militants