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Reuters: Russia rejects allegation it bombed US-backed fighters in Syria

Published Sept. 17, 2017 at 1:50 pm

A picture taken during a press tour provided by the Russian Armed Forces on Sept. 15, shows Syrian soldiers standing outside a building which was used by Islamic State (IS) group members as an Islamic court, in the town of Uqayribat in Syria's eastern Hama countryside.

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MOSCOW – The Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday denied it had bombed U.S.-backed militias in Syria, saying its planes only targeted Islamic State militants and that it had warned the United States well in advance of its operational plans.

U.S.-backed militias said they came under attack on Saturday from Russian jets and Syrian government forces in Deir al-Zor province, a flashpoint in an increasingly complex battlefield.