*BEIRUT: *Missile strikes against Syrian regime forces in the centralprovince of Hama overnight killed 26 pro-regime fighters, mostly Iranians,a monitor said Monday.

The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights said the fighters had been killed ina raid, ‘probably’ carried out by Israel, on the 47th Brigade base in Hama.

State media reported overnight that “enemy missiles” had struck governmenttargets in Hama and Aleppo provinces, without mentioning any casualties orwho may have been responsible.