Syria rescuers say two killed in drone strikes on northwest

Two people were killed in separate drone strikes Tuesday on a car and a motorcycle in the northwestern bastion of the Islamist former rebels who now head the Syrian government, rescuers said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the twin drone strikes in the Idlib region but a U.S.-led coalition in Syria has carried out past strikes on jihadists in the area.

Earlier this year, the United States said it killed several commanders of Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate Hourras al-Din in the area.

The group had recently announced it was breaking up on the orders of the interim government set up by the rebels after their overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December.

U.S. troops are deployed in Syria as part of a U.S.-led coalition to fight the Islamic State group.

When contacted by AFP, a U.S. defense official said they were aware of the reports but had "nothing to provide" at the time.

During a meeting in Riyadh last month, U.S. President Donald Trump called on his Syrian counterpart Ahmad al-Sharaa to help Washington prevent a resurgence by IS.