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Monitor claims 12 Iran-backed fighters killed in Deir Ezzor strikes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Syria-based war monitor claims 12 pro-Iran fighters were killed in airstrikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, and a large number of people were wounded.
“Twelve pro-Iranian fighters were killed in air strikes of unknown origin targeting their positions in the city of Deir Ezzor and to the east of the city, as well as the Boukamal region, near the border with Iraq,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
Five of the strikes targeted military positions near Deir Ezzor airport, it adds.
The Observatory, which says it relies on a network of sources on the ground, has been accused of inflating casualty numbers in the past.
The origin of the strikes are unknown, with widespread speculation they were carried out by Israel or the US.
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