No US-led coalition or coalition-backed local forces were killed in the strike by a US MQ-9 Reaper drone, which took place near Al Tabiyeh, Syria, on Sunday. One US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at least two pro-Syrian government forces were killed. The US military said it destroyed the tank after it moved within firing range of the US-backed forces while being supported by artillery fire. The US-led coalition was set up in 2014 to battle Islamic State fighters in both Syria and Iraq, which were largely defeated last year. Some 2,000 US forces remain on the ground in Syria, allied to the Kurdish-led SDF alliance, which holds the largest swath of territory still outside the control of the government.

Source: bd News24 February 13, 2018 20:26 UTC