Air strikes targeting Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria kill nine fighters in the second such raid in 24 hours, a war monitor says
This photo released by the Syrian regime official news agency SANA shows the rubble of a house after an Israeli air strike, in the Damascus suburbs of Hajira on April 27, 2020.
They came hours after a similar raid killed six other Tehran-backed fighters, raising the total toll to 15 killed in 24 hours, according to the monitor. It rarely confirms details of its operations in Syria but says Iran's presence in support of regime leader Bashar al Assad is a threat and that it will continue its strikes.Concerns over Israeli agents?
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