A base operated by Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria was struck overnight by an unidentified plane, Reuters reported on Monday citing military sources and locals.
The airstrikes targeted an area south of the town of al-Mayadin, along the Euphrates River, according to the report.
Two residents told the news agency that Iranian-backed militiamen patrolling the streets had been put on heightened alert and ambulances were seen rushing to the desert outskirts of the city after the sound of the explosions.
There were no immediate reports of injuries in the strikes, and Syrian state media did not report on the incident.
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State terrorist group also did not immediately comment on the alleged strike. In the past, Operation Inherent Resolve has denied strikes in the area.
The Israel Defense Forces did not comment on the reported strikes, in line with their long-standing policy of neither confirming nor denying its activities in Syria.
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Israel has launched hundreds of strikes in Syria since the civil war began in 2011. It has targeted government troops, Iranian allied forces and fighters from the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah.
Many of the strikes reportedly targeted Iranian-backed forces northwest of al-Mayadin in Deir Ezzor and southeast at al-Bukamal, on the Syrian border with Iraq.
He rarely confirms details of his operations in Syria, but says Iran’s presence in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah is a threat and that it will continue strikes.
The al-Bukamal region in eastern Syria, near Iraq, is seen as central to Tehran’s efforts to establish a land corridor from Iran, through Iraq and Syria, and to the Mediterranean Sea to more easily move weapons and fighters across the Middle East. East.
AFP contributed to this report.
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