Seven people, including civilians, were killed today in the drone bombing of a munitions factory controlled by pro-Iranian groups in eastern Syriathe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) reported.

The Observatory, which is based in Britain but has a wide network of sources in Syria, was unable to determine who was responsible for the attack. Its head, Rami Abdel Rahman, said seven people were killed and 15 others wounded in the strikes that targeted the factory and a truck full of weapons. According to this source, three Afghans, members of a pro-Iranian organization, as well as four Syrians, three of whom were civilians, were killed.

Syrian state media made no mention of a drone strike. Syria’s Sana news agency, however, reported that “three civilians were killed and seven others were wounded” by a mine explosion planted by the Islamic State during its control of the city. Deir Ezzor. He also released photos of a building and a damaged truck.

According to the OSDH, the attack took place in a sector of the city, controlled by the Syrian government, where the residences of the local head of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s ideological army, and members of the Lebanese Hezbollah are located. The Deir Ezzor region is a major transit point for fighters, goods and weapons entering the country from neighboring Iraq. In January, 11 people were killed in this area in successive airstrikes against pro-Iranian organizations. Two of them targeted a convoy carrying weapons.

In the past, both Israel and the international coalition against the jihadists have targeted pro-Iranian paramilitary groups. Israel has rarely claimed responsibility for its raids in Syria, but says it wants to prevent the deployment of Iranian military units on its border.