BEIRUT—A missile attack targeting government outposts in Syria’s northern region killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, a Syria war monitoring group said Monday, amid soaring Mideast tensions between regional arch-enemies Israel and Iran. It said the death toll could rise as the attack also wounded 60 fighters and there were several others still missing. However, an Iranian semi-official news agency denied reports that Iranian fighters were killed or that Iranian-run bases were hit. The missiles targeted buildings and centres which likely include a weapons depot, ISNA reported. The state-run television reported that the missiles targeted several military positions before midnight Sunday outposts in the Hama and Aleppo countryside.

Source: thestar April 30, 2018 13:18 UTC