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Nine Hezbollah members killed, 30 wounded in Turkish strike in Syria: Source

A Syrian tank loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces and a Hezbollah military vehicle are seen in Fleita, Syria August 2, 2017. REUTERSv
A Syrian tank loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces and a Hezbollah military vehicle are seen in Fleita, Syria August 2, 2017. (Reuters)

Nine Hezbollah members killed, 30 wounded in Turkish strike in Syria: Source

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Turkish strikes on northwest Syria late on Friday killed nine members of Iran-backed Hezbollah and wounded 30 others, a commander of a group backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said.

The commander said on Saturday that the Turkish strikes targeted Hezbollah headquarters near the city of Saraqib in Idlib, a flashpoint of fighting in recent days, using smart missiles and drones.

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