Missiles hit a number of military sites in northern Syria on Sunday night
The Syrian military said facilities in Hama and Aleppo provinces were struck. A UK-based monitoring group said 26 pro-government fighters were killed, most of them Iranians.It is not known who was behind the attacks.Earlier this month, the US, UK and France bombed three facilities they said were associated with the Syrian government's alleged chemical weapons program. Israel is meanwhile alleged to have hit an airbase in Homs province reportedly serving as an Iranian drone command centre and containing an advanced Iranian air defence system. Seven Iranian soldiers were among 14 military personnel killed in that attack. sources are saying 26 pro-government fighters were killed in the strikes. Four were Syrian and the others were foreigners; a vast majority of whom were Iranians. It is also noted that the death toll might rise, as 60 fighters were wounded, some of them seriously, and several others were missing. Sources say that given the nature of the targets, the attacks were likely to have been carried out by Israel. But Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz said that he was "not aware" of the strikes.
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