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Military Fires Missiles At ISIS In E. Syria In Revenge For Tehran Attacks

June 19 2017

Iran

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has fired missiles against Islamic State fighters in Syria, reports the Tasnim news agency (Tehran).

The missiles fired on Sunday were retaliation for attacks that rocked the Iranian capital earlier this month, noted CNN.

Six missiles were launched Sunday night from western Iran into the mostly ISIS-held Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, said IRGC Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh.

The attack was coordinated with the...

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