Unidentified warplanes attack Iranian military bases in eastern Syria
Three explosions occurred near the Syrian town of Abu Kamal, near the Syrian-Iraqi border in eastern Syria, reports Al-Arabiya TV channel, citing the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
According to SOHR, the airstrikes targeted the headquarters and military equipment of Iranian armed forces and pro-Iranian militants, Harakat al-Abdal and Hezbollah. 18 militants were reportedly killed during the airstrikes.
The Syrian news agency SANA did not report the attack.
Al-Arabiya notes that pro-Iranian forces have recently increased their presence on the Syrian-Iraqi border, particularly in the Abu Kamal area.