Air Raids Over Eastern Syria Reportedly Kill 6 Iran-backed Militants

FILE - Iraqi security forces prepare to open the crossing between the Iraqi town of Qaim and Syria's Boukamal, in Qaim, Iraq, on Sept. 30, 2019. Overnight airstrikes near the crossing on Dec. 30, 2023, reportedly killed six Iran-backed militants.

Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria Saturday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated Press.