US wades deeper into Syrian conflictThe United States conducted an airstrike on Thursday against pro-government militiamen in southern Syria, marking its first direct confrontation with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since the Syrian civil war began. Coalition aircraft targeted a convoy apparently transporting fighters toward a garrison in al-Tanf held by US and allied forces, US officials said. The militiamen, continuing to advance toward the military base in tanks and construction vehicles after ignoring warning shots, were said to pose a threat to the forces positioned there, according to a coalition statement. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov condemned the strike, calling it “completely unacceptable” and “a breach of Syrian sovereignty.”
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