A MAN was reportedly killed in a rare confrontation in north-eastern Syria between U.S.-led coalition forces and pro-government militia fighters.
Syria’s state news agency, Sana, said a civilian died when U.S. troops fired at a crowd stopping them passing through a checkpoint east of Qamishli city.
A monitoring group said it was not clear if the dead man was armed or not.
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The coalition said a patrol came under fire from “unknown individuals” and returned fire in self-defence.
About 500 US troops are in north-eastern Syria to assist the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group.
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