Iranian state tv has accused the US of being behind the assaults, regardless of a denial from Washington.
Air assaults have struck japanese Syria alongside the Iraqi border, hitting Iran-backed fighters and inflicting casualties, a Syrian battle monitor, Iranian state tv and Iraqi paramilitary officers have mentioned.
The variety of casualties has not been confirmed however a few of these killed within the assault late on Tuesday have been Iranian nationals, in keeping with two Iraqi paramilitary officers. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at the least 14 folks have been killed within the raids, principally fighters.
The assaults hit a convoy of “gasoline tankers and vehicles loaded with weapons” for the fighters in Syria’s japanese province of Deir Az Zor, the Syrian Observatory mentioned.
It isn't but clear who was behind the raid however the USA navy has carried out related assaults up to now.
The US navy has, nevertheless, to this point denied involvement. Military Main Rachael L Jeffcoat mentioned that “no US forces or US-led coalition (members) carried out an airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq, on the border with Syria”.
The convoy of twenty-two tanker vehicles was travelling from Iran to Lebanon, an official within the Iraqi border guard mentioned. Ten vehicles have been hit, of which 4 have been “fully burnt”, after getting into Syrian territory by means of the Al-Qaim – Abu Kamal border crossing.
The Deir Ezzor 24, an activist collective, reported three air strikes focusing on Iran-backed militias within the Syrian border city of Abu Kamal and close by areas. It had no speedy phrase on casualties.
Earlier, members of Iraqi paramilitary teams working within the space mentioned an air assault on a convoy carrying gasoline throughout the Iraqi border into Syria killed at the least 10 folks late on Tuesday.
Iranian state tv Press TV claimed the convoy was carrying Iranian oil to Lebanon by means of Syria, however provided no casualty particulars. It additionally claimed that the convoy assault was carried out by US drones and helicopters, including that the assault occurred after eight of the vehicles had crossed into Syria.
Professional-Iran fighters have a serious presence across the Iraqi-Syria border.
Iran is a serious supporter of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, sending hundreds of fighters to assist Syrian authorities troops within the nation’s 11-year battle towards the nation’s opposition.
In August, the US navy carried out air raids in Deir Az Zor focusing on Iran-backed fighters after a rocket assault left a number of US troopers calmly wounded. No less than two fighters described by US Central Command as “suspected Iran-backed militants” have been killed. The Pentagon mentioned the strikes have been a message to Iran.
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