Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria 0
2 October 2018

A senior Iranian defence official estimated that approximately forty ISIS members had been killed in Iran's 1 October airstrikes near al-Bukamal, also noting that "all targets have been destroyed and the [U.S.-led] coalition forces have not been hurt". Referring to the U.S. and its regional allies, he added that "we warn these countries that our tolerance is limited". 

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