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US attack on Syrian base killed four Syrian soldiers

07 April 2017 08:18 (UTC +04:00)

A U.S. missile strike on an airbase near the Syrian city of Homs on Friday killed five people and wounded seven more, the Homs governor told the Lebanese TV station al-Mayadeen, saying he did not expect the casualty toll to rise by much, APA reported citing Reuters.

Homs Governor Talal Barazi, in separate remarks to Reuters, said the targeted airbase had been providing air support for army operations against Islamic State east of Palmyra, and the attack served the interests of "armed terrorist groups".

"I believe that the human casualties are not big, but there is material damage. We hope there are not many victims and martyrs," he told Reuters.

Barazi told al-Mayadeen there were civilian casualties at a village next to the base, but did not elaborate.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based organization that reports on the war, said four Syrian soldiers were killed, including a senior officer. It was citing its own sources. The Syrian army could not be reached for comment.