8/2/2017
Syria has accused the US-led coalition of “war crimes” after air raids in oil-rich Deir Az Zor province targeted its fighters.
A US official told Reuters news agency on Thursday that more than 100 pro-government fighters were killed in the overnight raids.
The US said they had responded to an “unprovoked attack” against the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but did not give any details on casualties.
A Pentagon spokesperson told reporters that the SDF had “acted in self-defence with support” from the US-led coalition.
“Pro-regime forces initiated what appeared to be a coordinated attack on Syrian Democratic Forces east of the Euphrates river deconfliction line,” Dana White said.
Read more at http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/led-air-raids-syria-kill-100-pro-assad-fighters-180208160318778.html
