Syria says US-led strike hits troops in east, US denies
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Syrian state TV is reporting that the U.S.-led coalition has struck a military position in the country's east, leaving several troops dead and wounded, allegations denied by a U.S. official.
The report early Monday says the airstrike occurred around midnight in the village of al-Hari near the town of Boukamal. It gave no breakdown of the casualties.
Col. Sean Ryan, a spokesman for the coalition, said it was aware of the reports but had not carried out any strikes in the area.
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Syrian troops and their allies have been conducting operations against the Islamic State group west of the Euphrates river while the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are on the offensive against IS on the east banks.
IS still holds small areas in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border