Alleged US strikes hit Iranian militias in the Syria-Iraq border earlier this week, according to reports, although the US has denied involvement.
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Explosions were heard in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province, in the area of Al Bukamal, on Tuesday, said the Britain-based watchdog group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Syria's state-run SANA news agency said the US struck the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi Shiite fighters, who were "securing the Syrian-Iraqi border strip."
The group said it does not operate outside of Iraq when asked about the incident by Newsweek magazine.
The attacks damaged three cars and four thermal cameras, with no casualties, SANA reported.
Four separate strikes by drones destroyed the vehicles, which had recently arrived from Iraq, the Observatory said.
The US has hit Iranian-backed Shiite militias along the Syrian border with Iraq in the past, although Pentagon officials denied US involvement.
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US Army Col. Wayne Morotto told Newsweek the US "did not conduct airstrikes in Al-Bukamal, September 14, 2021."
Israel has stated it will not tolerate Iranian activity in Syria, and is also frequently blamed for attacks on Iran-backed Shiite groups in Syria, although it rarely comments on these strikes.
One alleged attack reportedly killed four pro-Iranian fighters on August 20.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
