Drone strike kills eight Hezbollah fighters in Syria
Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017 AFP, 2 October 2017 - A drone strike on Monday killed at least eight members of the Hezbollah militia in Syria, where the Lebanese group is fighting alongside the regime, a Britain-based monitor said. An unidentified “drone hit a Hezbollah position near the town of Sukhna (in central Homs province) killing eight fighters, and injuring more than 20,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor. A source on the ground confirmed the strike, giving a toll of seven dead from Hezbollah, and said it was still unclear who had carried out the attack. Hezbollah is a key force multiplier for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and has fought alongside his troops across the country against rebel forces. Assad’s forces and allied fighters are currently waging a campaign in Syria’s vast Badiya desert region against the ISIS group. The camp...