More Iran-Backed Fighters Killed in Second Strike in 24 Hours

• More Iran-Backed Fighters Killed in Second Strike in 24 Hours
  by https://www.trtworld.com/
  On Saturday, air strikes blamed on Israel hit positions belonging to regime forces and Iran-backed militias near the border with Iraq, a war monitor said.
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  Air strikes targeting positions of Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria killed nine fighters in the second such raid in 24 hours, a war monitor said on Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel was “likely responsible” for the strikes near the Iraqi border.
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  They came hours after a similar raid killed six other Tehran-backed fighters, raising the total toll to 15 killed in 24 hours, according to the monitor. The fighters killed in the early Sunday raids were mostly Iraqi nationals, according to Observatory head Rami Abdul Rahman.
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  There was no official comment from Israel. Israel has launched hundreds of strikes in Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011. It has targeted Syrian regime forces, allied Iranian forces and fighters from the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It rarely confirms details of its operations in Syria but says Iran’s presence in support of regime leader Bashar al Assad is a threat and that it will continue its strikes.
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• Two raids kill 15 Iran-backed fighters in Syria in 24 hours
  by MEE and agencies, https://www.middleeasteye.net/
  Strikes follow suspected Israeli attacks that killed seven fighters, including two Syrian soldiers, in Deir Ezzor and Sweida
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  Air strikes in eastern Syria killed nine Iran-backed fighters on Sunday, hours after a similar raid killed six others, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The opposition activist group said Israel was “likely responsible” for the strikes that targeted positions of Iran-backed forces near the Iraqi border.
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  The fighters killed in the early Sunday raids were mostly Iraqi nationals, observatory head Rami Abdurrahman said, according to AFP. Four Syrian nationals were among the six fighters killed in Saturday’s attack.
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  There was no official comment from Israel, which rarely confirms details of its operations in Syria. Israel considers Iran’s involvement in Syria a threat and says it will stop its attacks. Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has targeted government troops, allied Iranian forces and fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
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  On Saturday, air strikes, also attributed to Israel, hit positions belonging to government forces and Iran-backed militias near the border with Iraq, the observatory said. On 23 June, suspected Israeli strikes killed seven fighters, including two Syrian soldiers strikes in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor and the southern province of Sweida, according to Syrian media.

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