U.S. Airstrikes Killed Five Militia In Syria: Monitor
Date
11/19/2024 8:10:17 PM
(MENAFN- Nam News Network)
DAMASCUS, Nov 20 (NNN-SANA) – U.S. airstrikes killed five members of Iran-backed militias and wounded several others, in eastern Syria yesterday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Britain-based monitoring group reported that, U.S. warplanes targeted military gatherings in the Al-Quriyah desert of Deir ez-Zor province. It said, the strikes came after a rocket, believed to be fired by pro-Iran militiamen, landed near a U.S. base in the countryside of al-Hasakah province, in north-eastern Syria.
Meanwhile, intermittent explosions of unknown origin were heard at a U.S. military base, inside the al-Omar oil field base, in Deir ez-Zor, the observatory said.
U.S. fighter jets were seen flying over several villages, reaching as far as the town of Mayadeen, in Deir ez-Zor's countryside near the Iraqi border, according to the observatory.
There were no immediate reports of additional casualties.
The region has seen increased tensions between U.S. forces and Iran-backed groups, which have a significant presence in eastern Syria.– NNN-SANA
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