Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched missiles into eastern Syria targeting Islamic State militants Sunday in response to an attack on Iran's parliament and a shrine in Tehran, warning that it would similarly retaliate on anyone else carrying out attacks in Iran. Activists in Syria said they had no immediate information on damage or casualties from the strikes, launched from Iran's Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces. Iran's Revolutionary Guard, a hard-line paramilitary force, has seen advisers and fighters killed in the conflict. Deir el-Zour is home to both Islamic State militants and civilians. The Guard, which is also involved in the fight against the Islamic State group in neighboring Iraq, controls Iran's missile program.

Source: ABC News June 18, 2017 19:16 UTC