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 * Syria conflict: Coalition strike 'kills government forces' - BBC News
 * Syria conflict: 'Coalition strike' kills government forces - BBC News
 * Syria conflict: Coalition strike 'kills regime personnel' - BBC News
 * Syria conflict: Coalition denies air strike on army camp

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 * Syria Conflict: Coalition Strike ‘Kills Government Forces’ - Channels Television, Updated December 7, 2015
 * ''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.
 * ''The US military denied any involvement.
 * ''The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the strikes took place in Deir Al-Zour province, which is largely held by the Jihadist group Islamic State.
 * ''If confirmed, it would be the first coalition strike to have killed Syrian government forces.
 * ''The UK-based Syrian observatory said 13 military personnel were also wounded.
 * ''The strike hit part of the Saeqa military camp, near the town of Ayyash.
 * ''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.
 * ''Syria’s air force is active in the region and its ally Russia also began launching strikes in the country in late September.
 * ''Syria’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that four fighter jets from the US-led coalition targeted a Syrian Army camp with nine missiles, killing three soldiers and wounding 13 others.
 * ''The Ministry said it sent letters to the United Nations denouncing the attack on its forces.
 * ''“The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemns this flagrant aggression by the US-led coalition forces, which blatantly violates the objectives of the UN charter,” a Ministry statement said.


 * Syria conflict: Coalition strike 'kills regime personnel' - 11:53 • 07.12.15
 * ''A suspected US-led coalition air strike has killed four Syrian military personnel, according to a monitoring group referred to by the BBC.
 * ''The strike took place in Deir al-Zour province, which is largely held by the Islamic State group, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
 * ''If confirmed, it would be the first coalition strike against Syrian government forces.
 * ''The UK-based Observatory said 13 military personnel were wounded.
 * ''The strike hit part of the Saeqa military camp near the town of Ayyash in the western province of Deir al-Zour, the Observatory said.
 * ''The so-called Islamic State controls most of the province, including almost all of its capital, Deir al-Zour city.
 * ''A separate strike believed to have been carried out by the coalition in the city overnight killed a woman and two of her children, the Observatory said.
 * ''Deir al-Zour province links Islamic State's de facto capital in Raqqa with territory controlled by the group in Iraq. The area's oilfields are a major source of revenue for IS.
 * ''The US-led coalition has been targeting IS in Syria since September 2014. Last week, the UK voted to carry out its own strikes on Syria, extending its existing bombing campaign against IS in Iraq.
 * ''France has also stepped up its strikes in Syria since IS claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks in Paris last month.


 * Syria conflict: ‘Coalition strike’ kills government forces - December 7, 2015
 * ''An air strike on an army camp has killed three soldiers, the Syrian government says, blaming the US-led coalition for the attack.
 * ''It said warplanes fired missiles at the camp in Deir al-Zour province, which is largely controlled by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
 * ''The ministry condemned what it called an act of “flagrant aggression”.
 * ''However, a coalition spokesman denied that its forces had carried out any strikes in the area.
 * ''The coalition has been targeting IS militants in Syria since September 2014, and does not co-ordinate with the authorities in Damascus.
 * ''The Syrian foreign ministry said four coalition warplanes fired nine missiles at the camp in Deir al-Zour province on Sunday evening, killing three soldiers and wounding 13 others.
 * ''Three armoured vehicles, four military vehicles, heavy machine-guns and an arms and ammunition depot were destroyed, it added.
 * ''The ministry did not say which camp was hit, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier reported that coalition jets had bombed part of the Saeqa camp, near the town of Ayyash in western Deir al-Zour.
 * ''The UK-based monitoring group put the death toll at four.
 * ''“The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemns this flagrant aggression by the US-led coalition forces, which blatantly violates the objectives of the UN Charter,” the foreign ministry warned.
 * ''The ministry called on the UN Security Council to “take urgent measures to prevent such aggressions from occurring again”.
 * ''It added that such “aggression hinders the efforts to fight terrorism, and proves that the US-led coalition lacks seriousness and credibility to effectively fight terrorism”.
 * ''However, coalition spokesman Col Steve Warren denied it was responsible.
 * ''“We’ve seen those Syrian reports but we did not conduct any strikes in that part of Deir al-Zour yesterday. So we see no evidence,” he told the AFP news agency.
 * ''Col Warren said the coalition’s only strikes in Deir al-Zour were some 55km (34 miles) away from the area where the Syrian soldiers were reportedly killed.
 * ''A separate strike believed to have been carried out by the coalition in the nearby city of Deir al-Zour overnight killed a woman and two of her children, the Syrian Observatory said.
 * ''IS controls most of Deir al-Zour province, including almost all of its capital.
 * ''The province links the group’s headquarters in Raqqa with territory controlled by the group in western Iraq, and its oilfields are also a major source of revenue for IS.
 * ''Last week, the UK decided to participate in the air strikes in Syria, extending its existing bombing campaign against IS in Iraq.
 * ''Source: BBC

Replacement article

 * Syria conflict: Coalition denies air strike on army camp - 7 December 2015
 * ''The Syrian government has said three of its soldiers have been killed in a US-led coalition air strike, but the coalition has denied responsibility.
 * ''The foreign ministry said jets fired missiles at an army camp in Deir al-Zour province, which is largely controlled by Islamic State (IS).
 * ''The ministry condemned what it called an act of "flagrant aggression".
 * ''However, a coalition spokesman insisted that its forces had carried out no strikes in the area near the camp.
 * ''Responding to a later report that coalition air strikes may have killed up to 26 civilians in a separate strike in al-Hawl in northern Syria, a spokesman said allegations were taken very "seriously", adding that if the information was deemed "credible", an investigation would be launched and the results released publicly.
 * ''The coalition has been targeting IS militants in Syria since September 2014, and does not co-ordinate its raids with the authorities in Damascus.
 * ''Russia has also been bombing IS and other opponents of President Bashar al-Assad since late September.
 * ''The Syrian foreign ministry said four coalition warplanes fired nine missiles at the camp in Deir al-Zour province on Sunday evening, killing three soldiers and wounding 13 others.
 * ''Three armoured vehicles, four military vehicles, heavy machine-guns and an arms and ammunition depot were destroyed, it added.
 * ''The ministry did not say which camp was hit, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier reported that coalition jets had bombed part of the Saeqa camp, near the town of Ayyash in northern Deir al-Zour.
 * ''The UK-based monitoring group put the death toll at four.
 * ''"The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemns this flagrant aggression by the US-led coalition forces, which blatantly violates the objectives of the UN Charter," the foreign ministry warned.
 * ''The ministry called on the UN Security Council to "take urgent measures to prevent such aggressions from occurring again".
 * ''It added that such "aggression hinders the efforts to fight terrorism, and proves that the US-led coalition lacks seriousness and credibility to effectively fight terrorism".
 * ''However, coalition spokesman Col Steve Warren denied it was responsible.
 * ''"We've seen those Syrian reports but we did not conduct any strikes in that part of Deir al-Zour yesterday. So we see no evidence," he told the AFP news agency.
 * ''Col Warren said the only strikes in Deir al-Zour targeted a wellhead at an oil field 55km (34 miles) away from the area where the soldiers were reportedly killed.
 * ''"There were no human beings in the area that we struck yesterday," he added.
 * ''One unnamed US military source blamed Russia for the air strike.
 * ''However, Pentagon spokesman Capt Jeff Davis later said that although Russia did fly long-range bomber missions into Syria on Sunday, "we have not been able to correlate one to the other".
 * ''IS controls most of Deir al-Zour province, including almost all of its capital.
 * ''The province links the group's headquarters in Raqqa with territory controlled by the group in western Iraq, and its oilfields are also a major source of revenue for IS.
 * ''If coalition jets did hit the Syrian army camp - reported to be close to ground held by IS - it would be the first time such a thing is known to have happened since the US began air strikes in Syria, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut.
 * ''The coalition has been stepping up its attacks in recent weeks on IS positions and oil installations in northern and eastern Syria. Broadening the scope brings with it a risk that unintended targets might be hit, our correspondent adds.
 * ''Last week, the UK decided to participate in the air strikes in Syria, extending its existing bombing campaign against IS in Iraq.