Russian forces strike Syria target and injure US-backed forces

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A coalition of forces backed by the United States say Russian warplanes carried out an airstrike that injured several of their members.

According to a press release from the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve — the U.S.’s campaign in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State — Russian forces struck a target east of the Euphrates River in Syria near Dayr Az Zawr at around 12:30 a.m. local time Saturday.

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