Mysterious strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
(Worthy News) – Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary officers in Iraq, some of those killed in the attack were Iranian nationals.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the strikes but the U.S. military has carried out such strikes in the past. There was no immediate comment from U.S. forces in the region.
The attack, shortly before midnight Tuesday, hit tanker trucks carrying fuel and other trucks carrying weapons for the militias in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor. It added that at least 14 people, most of them militiamen, were killed in the strike. [ Source: Ynet News (Read More…) ]