Reports: Unidentified Planes Strike Targets In Syria

BEIRUT (AP) – Activists say unidentified planes have hit targets in Syria near the border with Israel, triggering a “huge explosion” amid soaring tensions in the region between the U.S. and Iran. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the planes targeted positions belonging to pro-Iran militias in the Boukamal area, near the border with Iraq. The Britain-based organization which documents the war in Syria through a network of activists on the ground said the planes struck among other targets weapons depots and vehicles belonging to the militias. The Sound and Picture collective also reports unidentified planes struck targets in the area.