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Pro-govt fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria; 2 killed
Updated On: 07 August, 2024 03:14 PM IST | Qamishli | PTI
The clashes in Syria`s eastern province of Deir el-Zour, which borders Iraq, came amid high tension in the region following last week`s killings of a top military commander of Lebanon`s militant Hezbollah group in Beirut and the leader of the Palestinian Hamas group Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.
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A picture of destroyed sites in Anbar, Iraq, after US warplanes carried out an airstrike. Pic/Getty Images
Fighters backed by Iran and the Syrian government have attacked areas controlled by US-backed fighters in eastern Syria, killing at least two people and wounding others, the main US-backed force in the war-torn country and an opposition war monitor said Wednesday.
The clashes in Syria`s eastern province of Deir el-Zour, which borders Iraq, came amid high tension in the region following last week`s killings of a top military commander of Lebanon`s militant Hezbollah group in Beirut and the leader of the Palestinian Hamas group Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Israel was blamed for both attacks, and Iran and Hezbollah have vowed to retaliate.
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