US airstrikes in Syria kill pro-Iranian session fighters

Beirut. At least 17 pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in US-led airstrikes in Syria, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.

The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a Syrian police recruiting center. It is said that three trucks were destroyed in the air strike in the hilly area.

Observatory chief Rami Abdul Rahman confirmed to AFP that 17 pro-Iranian fighters had been killed. Other details are not available. In Syria, a popular uprising began in March 2011 demanding the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad.

This people’s movement soon turned into a civil war. Terrorist groups such as Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda were gaining ground in the civil war. The United States has been carrying out airstrikes against these terrorist groups.