{"id":21705,"date":"2015-12-07T13:07:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T13:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/us-army-denies-coalition-jets-hit-assad-forces-in\/"},"modified":"2015-12-07T13:07:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T13:07:24","slug":"us-army-denies-coalition-jets-hit-assad-forces-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/us-army-denies-coalition-jets-hit-assad-forces-in\/","title":{"rendered":"US army denies coalition jets hit Assad forces in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Syrian government accuses US-led coalition of striking its army for first time, killing three soldiers.}<\/p>\n

A series of air strikes killed three Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, Syria’s government said on Monday, accusing the US-led coalition of responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n

The US military denied any involvement. <\/p>\n

If confirmed, it would be the first time coalition warplanes had hit Syrian government forces.<\/p>\n

Air strikes hit the Saeqa military camp near the town of Ayyash in Deir Ez Zor province, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group. The observatory earlier reported that four soldiers were killed. <\/p>\n

It was impossible to confirm which of the many air forces operating in the country was responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n

The area is largely under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and the US-led coalition has regularly targeted the group in the eastern province.<\/p>\n

Syria’s air force is active in the region and its ally Russia also began launching strikes in the country in late September. <\/p>\n

Syria’s foreign ministry said on Monday four fighter jets from the US-led coalition targeted a Syrian army camp with nine missiles – killing three soldiers and wounding 13 others.<\/p>\n

The ministry said it sent letters to the United Nations denouncing the attack on its forces. <\/p>\n

“The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemns this flagrant aggression by the US-led coalition forces, which blatantly violates the objectives of the UN charter,” said a ministry statement carried by state media. <\/p>\n

The US military told Al Jazeera in an email that it conducted four strikes in Deir Ez Zor on Sunday – “all against oil well heads” – and 55km away from the town of Ayyash.<\/p>\n

“We did not strike any vehicles or personnel targets in this area. We have no indication any Syrian soldiers were even near our strikes,” the US military said. ” We take all allegations of potential collateral damage seriously and will look into every allegation we receive.”<\/p>\n

Syria’s foreign ministry announcement was the first publicly declared incident of its type since the United States and allied countries began bombing ISIL more than a year ago.<\/p>\n

The observatory said the Syrian military camp was hit about 2km from an area controlled by ISIL.<\/p>\n

In Deir Ez Zor city, another air strike overnight on Sunday killed a woman and two of her children, said the observatory, which relies on a network of activists, medical staff, and fighters on the ground for information.<\/p>\n

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