Ten fighters were killed in airstrike aimed at Iran-backed fighters

Ten fighters were killed in an overnight airstrike that aimed at the positions of the Iran-backed fighters, including Iraqis, in the eastern part of war-torn Syria.

"Ten fighters were killed in an overnight airstrike targeting the Iran-backed fighters,'' a war monitor reported, as quoted by the Xinhua News.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the airstrikes targeted the Iran-backed fighters in the countryside of Al-Bukamal city in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border.

"The strikes targeted a missiles depot and two other military positions of the Iran-backed fighters," said the observatory.

The Britain-based watchdog group said the airstrikes are still unknown but could have possibly been carried out by Israel, whose warplanes carried out repeated airstrikes against Iran targets in Syria.

Meanwhile, the Britain-based watchdog said the airstrikes are still unknown but could have possibly been carried out by Israel, whose warplanes carried out repeated airstrikes against Iran targets in Syria.

Last week, at least 18 Iran-backed fighters were killed by Israeli airstrikes in Al-Bukamal.

Back in June of 2018, Israeli airstrikes killed 55 Iran and pro-Iran fighters near Al-Bukamal.

Furthermore, in the ongoing tussle between Israel and Iran, Tel Aviv has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Syria, charging the attacks target Iran sites and weapons convoys to Hezbollah.

( With inputs from ANI )