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26 elements of the organization of the Islamic State were killed in an air strike targeting one of the last pockets of "jihadists" in eastern Syria.
Director of the Rami Abdul Rahman Observatory in an interview with "AFP" that "the death of the organization of Syrian and Iraqi nationality". The observatory was unable to identify the aircraft that targeted the city of Sousse near the Iraqi border in the province of Deir al-Azur, indicating that it could be "Iraqi or Iraqi". affiliated with the international coalition led by Washington. "
The air raid on the enclave, which is still controlled by the "Islamic State" in the province of Deir al-Zour, and seeks the forces of Syrian democracy (Kurdish and Arab factions) supported by the Americans to expel them.
The International Coalition did not comment on the issues of the Agence France-Presse.
The official Syrian news agency "SANA" accused the international coalition of launching raids, stressing that it was aimed at "residential neighborhoods".
Since April, the Iraqi Air Force has conducted air strikes against jihadists inside Syrian territory along the common border between the two countries.
The organization that announced in 2014 the establishment of the "Islamic caliphate" in large controlled areas in Syria and neighboring Iraq, is located in pockets of little importance, especially in the desert areas of both countries.
Thursday, the representative of France at the command of coalition forces, General Frederic Parizo said that jihadists will soon be defeated in eastern Syria.
"In a few weeks, I think it's safe to say that a supporter will not control any territory in our area of operations," he said, adding that "the best estimates will be do towards the end of the summer. "
Syria, the organization is still in a small enclave in the central desert, as in a limited area in the south of the country may be the next destination of the Syrian army.
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