Coalition raid aimed at IS 'hits Syria army' as truce waversBEIRUT, Lebanon -- The US-led coalition admitted it may have hit a Syrian army position Saturday as Russia called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the air strikes it said killed at least 62 soldiers. American officials said the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group may have hit Syrian military positions. "The coalition air strike was halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military." "If we determine that we did indeed strike Syrian military personnel, that was not our intention. "Warplanes from the international anti-jihadist coalition carried out four air strikes today against Syrian forces surrounded by IS in the Deir Ezzor air base," a Russian army statement said.

Source: The China Post September 18, 2016 03:00 UTC