The U.S.-led warplanes struck two Syrian military positions in the desert region in eastern Syria early Thursday, the War Media of the Syrian army and its allies reported.
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises after Syrian government airstrikes and shelling hit in Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood held by Islamic State militants, southern Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 3, 2018. File Photo: AP
The strikes targeted the military positions in the vicinity of the T-2 oil station in the southern countryside of Deir al-Zour province in eastern Syria, said the report.
The report spelled no further details, but a source familiar with the situation told Xinhua the attack happened at about 00:50 Thursday (2150 GMT, Wednesday), adding that no information on losses are available yet.