Firefight with US-led coalition leaves Syrian soldier dead, state-run news says
A lethal clash between Syrian forces and a US patrol occurred after Syrian troops allegedly refused to allow a US patrol to cross a checkpoint.
A skirmish between US-led coalition troops and Syrian pro-regime forces near the city of Qamishli left a Syrian soldier dead and two others wounded, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency said Monday morning.
The US-led coalition confirmed a firefight had taken place but denied SANA’s claim that a US helicopter had fired on the Syrian government checkpoint.
