MOSCOW: More than 60 Syrian government soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes on an air base in the east of the war-torn country, the Russian army said. "Warplanes from the international anti-jihadist coalition carried out four air strikes today against Syrian forces surrounded by the Islamic State group in the Deir Ezzor air base," the army said in a statement. "Sixty-two Syrian soldiers were killed and a hundred others were injured in these strikes. "The Russian military said two F-16 and two A-10 jets flew into Syrian air space from neighbouring Iraq to carry out the strikes. "A total of 10 strikes were carried out" starting from 1600 GMT, he said in a television briefing.

Source: Economic Times September 17, 2016 22:18 UTC