<span style="color: #222222;">In Syria, eight militiamen have been killed when unidentified planes struck targets in near the border with Iraq today. The attack comes amid soaring tensions between the US and Iran. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the planes targeted positions belonging to pro-Iran militias in the Boukamal area.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Britain-based organization said, the planes struck, among other targets, weapons depots and vehicles belonging to the militias. An Iraqi security official said, warplanes targeted two vehicles carrying missiles on the Syrian side of the border.</span><br />''  <br />