Malcolm Turnbull has acknowledged Australian aircraft were involved in US-led airstrikes in eastern Syria that mistakenly killed Syrian army troops but has blasted Russian for politicising the error. According to Russia’s military the airstrike, reported on Sunday, killed at least 62 soldiers near Deir ez-Zour, with more than 100 wounded. Russia says ceasefire at risk after US bombing of Syrian troops Read moreAt a doorstop on Sunday in New York, Turnbull confirmed Australian aircraft were involved in the sortie. “As soon as the coalition commanders were advised by the Russian command in the region that Syrian forces had been affected, the sortie was discontinued,” he said. The Australian prime minister said it remained to be seen whether the airstrikes would put the ceasefire in jeopardy.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2016 00:04 UTC