Iranian militias are suspected of killing the shepherds [Syria TV]
New Arab: Iranian militias blamed for horrific massacre in eastern Syria following Soleimani’s death
Syrian activists have reported that 21 shepherds were killed in a massacre on Sunday in the Maadan area which is located between Raqqa and Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria.
The massacre took place two days after the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike near Baghdad Airport in Iraq.
The area where the massacre happened is under Syrian regime control. Syrian Facebook pages and news websites blamed Iranian militias, who have a significant presence in the regime-held areas of eastern Syria, for the massacre.
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Update: Syrian shepherds killed in massacre blamed on Iranian militias and ISIS (Jerusalem Post)
WNU Editor: Not surprised by these reports of massacres being conducted by Iranian militias. These militias are going to target civilian groups that they feel are friendly to the US, and I predict these revenge attacks are only going to intensify.