Unknown airstrikes target government posts in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Unidentified aircraft targeted on Tuesday areas held by Syrian government forces, west of Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, east of Syria.
A military source of the government forces said that the airstrikes targeted a military post of the government forces in the town of al-Dweir.
No casualties were recorded, the source added.
The unknown aircraft fired two missiles that landed near al-Mayadin desert in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, according to the source.
In addition, other unidentified warplane targeted a military post of 4th Armored Division of the government forces in the town of al-Majawda, 90 Km east of Deir ez-Zor, causing casualties.
The source suggested the airstrikes were launched from a base of the US-led Global Coalition in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed militias run vast swathes of the Syrian Desert that has recently witnessed several battles between the government forces and Iranian militias on one hand and the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) on the other.