Commandos from the international coalition battling the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) have raided a village held by the group in eastern Syria, AFP reported Monday (January 9th).

At least 25 ISIL fighters were killed in the two-hour raid, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"Four helicopters from the international coalition yesterday (Sunday) at noon carried out a commando raid on al-Kubar village in western Deir Ezzor province," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said.

Coalition forces targeted a bus carrying 14 ISIL fighters, killing them all, Abdel Rahman said.

They also targeted an ISIL-controlled water facility in the village, killing at least 11 ISIL elements in a firefight.

A commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an Arab-Kurd opposition alliance, confirmed the raid on the village, 40 kilometres from Deir Ezzor city.

The attack, carried out at noon Sunday, targeted vehicles driven by senior ISIL fighters coming from al-Raqa, killing several and capturing others, he added.