Around 30 Palestinians have been killed in the weekend surge of Israel-Gaza fighting
Syria state media says US forces 'kidnapped civilians' near Deir al-Zor
US forces carried out a "large airborne operation" near Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria on Monday at dawn, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
Published : 13 Dec 2021, 09:18 AM
Updated : 13 Dec 2021, 09:18 AM
The American forces landed in the town of Busayra, east of Deir al-Zor, and "kidnapped a number of civilians", it said.
There was no independent confirmation of the report.
The province of Deir al-Zor, along the Iraqi border, is a strategic supply route for Iranian-backed militias who regularly send reinforcements into Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad against insurgents seeking to topple his family rule.
US forces are deployed at a base in al-Tanf region, south of Deir al-Zor, as part of combat mission against Islamic State militants who continue to wage a low-level insurgency in Iraq and Syria.
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