US strike near Syria-Iraq border kills 5 militia fighters: monitor
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US strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least five Iran-backed militia fighters on Monday, a war monitor reported.
"At least 5 Iran-backed Iraqi militia fighters were killed and several others were wounded in an attack by US warplanes," said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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