BEIRUT — Drones attacked a convoy of vehicles in japanese Syria Sunday evening shortly after it crossed into the nation from Iraq, Syrian opposition activists and a pro-government radio station mentioned. There was no rapid phrase on casualties.
The strike comes amid heightening rigidity between Iran and its rivals within the area.
It was not instantly clear who was behind the assault on the convoy within the Syrian border area of Boukamal, which is a stronghold of Iran-backed militias.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition battle monitor, mentioned the drones seem to have been from the U.S.-led coalition, including that they focused six refrigerated vehicles. The group mentioned there have been casualties and ambulances rushed to the world.
One other activist mentioned the strike hit a convoy of vehicles of Iran-backed militiamen. Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist from Deir el-Zour who runs a gaggle that displays developments, tweeted that there was no rapid phrase on casualties.
The professional-government Sham FM radio station additionally reported that six refrigerated vehicles had been hit.
In Baghdad, an official with an Iran-backed militia confirmed there was a strike saying it solely focused one truck. He gave no phrase on casualties.
The assault in japanese Syria got here hours after bomb-carrying drones focused an Iranian protection manufacturing unit within the central metropolis of Isfahan inflicting some injury on the plant.
Final month, Israel’s navy chief of employees strongly advised that Israel was behind a strike on a truck convoy in Syria in November, giving a uncommon glimpse of Israel’s shadow battle in opposition to Iran and its proxies throughout the area.
Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, who completed his navy service earlier this month, mentioned Israeli navy and intelligence capabilities made it attainable to strike particular targets that pose a menace.
Israeli leaders have previously acknowledged putting tons of of targets in Syria and elsewhere in what it says is a marketing campaign to thwart Iranian makes an attempt to smuggle weapons to proxies like Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group or to destroy weapons caches.
The November strike hit tanker vehicles carrying gas and different vehicles carrying weapons for the militias in Syria’s japanese province of Deir el-Zour, the Observatory reported on the time. It mentioned not less than 14 folks, most of them militiamen, had been killed within the strike.
The strike, alongside the border with Iraq, focused Iran-backed militiamen, Syrian opposition activists mentioned on the time. A few of these killed within the assault had been Iranian nationals, in response to two paramilitary officers in Iraq.
On the time, Israel declined to touch upon the strike.
Iran is a predominant backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad and has despatched 1000’s of Iran-backed fighters to assist Syrian troops throughout the nation’s 11-year civil battle. Each Iran and Assad’s authorities are additionally allied with Hezbollah, which has fought alongside Assad’s forces within the battle.
Israel considers Iran to be its chief enemy and has warned in opposition to what it views as its hostile actions within the area.