us jet destroys russian battle tank in 'self defense' in syria...

of being economically motivated in its actions, citing nearby oil fields. attack, prompting Syria to accuse the United States of carrying out a 'brutal massacre' of its troops and Russia to accuse the U.S. military stated that one hundred Syrian pro-government fighters were killed in the U.S. The Russian Ministry of Defence's statement, released on 8 February 2018, referred to the incident at the village of Salihiyah (located south of the SDF-held town of Abu Hamam in the Abu Kamal District) and said that it was caused by reconnaissance actions of Syrian militias that had not been cleared with the Russian operations command the statement stressed that there were no Russian service members in the 'designated district of the Deir ez-Zor province of Syria'. The United States explained the attack by stating that the pro-government forces had 'initiated an unprovoked attack against well-established Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters' in the area, while coalition service members were 'co-located with SDF partners during the attack 8 kilometers (5 mi) east of the agreed-upon Euphrates River de-confliction line'. military and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) position in the region. The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition delivered air and artillery strikes on Syrian Armed Forces and pro-government militias after they reportedly engaged a U.S. The Battle of Khasham, also known as the Battle of Conoco Fields, was a military engagement of the Syrian civil war fought on 7 February 2018 near the towns of Khasham and Al Tabiyeh in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.

Unofficial Russian claims: 80-100 killed, 200 wounded

Us jet destroys russian battle tank in 'self defense' in syria...