US Airstrikes Hit Pro-Syrian Fighters After 'Unprovoked Attack'

U.S. military officials say coalition airstrikes in northern Syria killed about 100 pro-government fighters who were part of an attack on U.S.-backed opposition forces. The U.S.-led coalition said the pro-government fighters carried out an "unprovoked attack against well-established Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters." U.S. personnel have been advising and assisting the SDF, and some were embedded with them at the time of the attack in Deir el-Zour province. The...

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