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Beirut – Ten militants loyal to Iran, most of them Iraqis, were killed Monday in airstrikes, probably Israeli, in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The observatory’s director, Rami Abd al-Rahman, said the attacks took place south of the town of Albu Kamal, on the border with Iraq, on the fringes of Deir Ezzor governorate, stating that they killed “ten loyal fighters to Iran, eight Iraqis and two Syrians. “
The observatory added that ambulances were seen running from the city of Albu Kamal towards the sites of the air strikes, and the shelling also caused the destruction of ammunition depots and vehicles for these militias.
According to the observatory, the area that stretches between the city of Albukamal and Al-Mayadeen is under Iranian influence, through pro-regime groups fighting alongside Syrian regime forces.
This is not the first time that areas in the Deir Ezzor governorate have been targeted. Although the observatory reports suggest that the raids are Israeli, it is difficult to verify this when the official Syrian media does not confirm them and because Israel refuses to comment on them.
On September 3, the Observatory counted the deaths of 16 Iraqi militants, loyal to Iran, as a result of the Israeli attacks. Six pro-Iranian fighters were also killed in similar raids in Albu Kamal camp on June 28.
In recent years, Israel has stepped up its rate of shelling in Syria, targeting primarily Syrian army positions, Iranian targets, and other Lebanese Hezbollah targets.
Israel rarely confirms the implementation of these attacks, but will repeat that it will continue to counter what it describes as Iran’s attempts to establish its military presence in Syria and to send advanced weapons to the Lebanese Hezbollah.
Hezbollah established this group more than six years ago to launch operations against Israel in the Golan Heights, and it was led by the party’s leader, Samir Kuntar, who was killed in an Israeli bombardment near Damascus in late 2015.
Israeli officials recently spoke of a “second front” for Hezbollah, which is supported by Tehran and Damascus, on the Syrian Golan.
Over the past month, the Israeli army brought reinforcements along Israel’s northern border, announcing “an increased level of preparedness for potential hostilities.”
Since the outbreak of the conflict in Syria in 2011, the Israeli army has launched hundreds of raids in this country, mainly against Syrian army positions, Iranian targets and other Lebanese Hezbollah targets.
Since 2011, Syria has experienced a bloody conflict that has killed more than 380,000 people, caused massive destruction of infrastructure and productive sectors, and caused the displacement and displacement of millions of people within and outside the country.
