The US military said in a statement that Russian forces struck a target east of the Euphrates River near Deir el-Zour causing injuries to US-led Coalition partner forces. It said that multinational coalition troops advising and assisting the SDF were present but not wounded as a result of the Russian strike. “Coalition officials are available and the de-confliction line with Russia is open 24 hours per day,” said coalition commander Lt Gen Paul E Funk. The march by the SDF aims to prevent Syrian troops and their allies from expanding their presence along the border with Iraq. The statement of the unnamed commander was released on media arms of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group that is a main force fighting alongside Syrian troops.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 02:15 UTC