Trucks were targeted after crossing from the Iraqi side

11 fighters loyal to Tehran were killed in a series of strikes in eastern Syria

Iraqi border guards near the border with Syria.

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11 fighters from pro-Iranian groups were killed, as a result of three separate air targeting operations, which in less than 24 hours hit trucks in eastern Syria, after they crossed successively from the Iraqi side, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which said that they were carrying weapons.

The day after drones targeted a convoy of trucks in the Al-Bukamal countryside, after crossing from Iraq, killing seven pro-Tehran forces, according to the observatory, a drone targeted a four-wheel drive vehicle in the same place yesterday morning.

The bombing led to "the killing of a leader in a pro-Iranian fighting group, along with two of his companions of non-Syrian nationalities," while they were inspecting the targeting site at night, according to the same source.

Several hours after the second attack, a drone targeted an oil tanker, which the Syrian Observatory believed was carrying weapons and ammunition, which led to its explosion, killing a pro-Iranian fighter.

A Syrian source at the Al-Bukamal crossing, who refused to be named, denied that the targeted trucks were loaded with weapons.

He said, "A convoy of 25 refrigerated trucks had obtained a prior permit to enter Syria successively, and it has been targeted three times since Sunday night."

He explained that "the trucks are loaded with foodstuffs provided as aid from Iran to the Syrian people."

The strikes began at night by targeting six refrigerated trucks as soon as they entered from Iraq, which were carrying Iranian weapons.

In Iraq, an official from the border authorities confirmed that “the trucks that were bombed inside Syria are Iraqi, but they do not carry any Iraqi goods.”

He said, "The trucks are carrying Iranian goods towards Syria, and they have crossed through unofficial ports," suggesting that Iraqi trucks would be used instead of Iranian ones to avoid being bombed.

According to the Observatory, at least two convoys entered this week from Iraq and unloaded their cargo in the city of Al-Mayadeen, pointing out that they had transported "advanced weapons" to groups loyal to Tehran.

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