SYRIAN media agency Sana said today that the Israeli military carried out air strikes in a strategic eastern province, wounding two soldiers and causing material damage. There was no comment from Israel on the reported strikes.

Sana quoted an unnamed military official as saying that the air strikes late on Monday targeted military positions in Deir el-Zour.

The eastern Deir el-Zour province that borders Iraq contains oil fields and has been a strategic province throughout Syria’s conflict, which is now in its 13th year.