Reuters could not independently verify the report. That led Russian Federation, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, to warn that it would target USA -led coalition planes flying west of the Euphrates River.
Iran said it won't hesitate to shore up its missile capability and presses ahead with the program in the future, its government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Northern Syria is awash with rival forces and state powers competing for influence over territory captured from the retreating Islamic State group.
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The Iranians have been basing Shahed-129 drones at the airfield, according to the officials.
The confrontation in Syria on Sunday began around 4:30 p.m. local time when USA -backed ground Syrian fighters, who are officially called the Syrian Democratic Forces, came under attack by what the Pentagon described only as "pro-Syrian regime forces" and were forced from their positions in the town of Ja'Din, south of Tabqah. "There could be problems between it and Soheil Hassan", said the commander, referring to the Syrian officer leading the government offensive in Raqqa province.
The U.S. military has confirmed it killed a top Islamic State cleric in an airstrike.
"The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps warns the takfiri terrorists and their supporters in the region and outside the region that if they repeat their evil measures against the Iranian nation, the IRGC's revolutionary rage and flames of revenge will hit those responsible for such actions and will send criminals to hell", the statement said.
The military leader additionally bragged of Iran's ability to flex its military strength in the region. Only one landed on its Islamic State target; another missed by hundreds of yards.
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"The Saudis and Americans are especially receivers of this message", Gen. Ramazan Sharif of Iran's Revolutionary Guard told state television.
"The first message is that Iran punishes terrorists", he said. "It is a message to all those who have committed and is still committing violence in the region".
Iran's much-vaunted missile strike on Islamic State targets in Syria late Sunday was a flop, with six of the seven medium-range missiles it fired failing to hit their target, Israeli sources said Monday.
ISIS has attacked Russian Federation only once since its rise in 2013.
To scare away the adversary forces, USA warplanes buzzed the pro-Assad troops in what the Pentagon called a "show of force".
The towns, held by Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters, are on the front lines with rival, US -backed Syrian Kurdish forces.
The United States has said its recent actions against Syrian government forces and allied militia have been self-defensive in nature, aimed at stopping attacks on US -led coalition forces or their local allies.
On June 8, the US shot down a drone that had fired on coalition forces near At Tanf.
"The Coalition has made it clear to all parties publicly and through the de-confliction line with Russian forces that the demonstrated hostile intent and actions of pro-regime forces toward Coalition and partner forces in Syria conducting legitimate counter-ISIS operations will not be tolerated", US military officials said.
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