Iran media: Three Iranians killed in Syria strike blamed on Israel

Three Iranian military officials were killed in an airstrike in Syria attributed to Israel, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reports.

Fars described the three men as “defenders of the shrine,” referring to the Shiite shrine of Sayida Zeinab in the Damascus suburbs. Iran and its allies often say their fighters are in Syria to protect the holy site.

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