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US air strikes on eastern Syria kill at least 17 – sources

Five US special operations troops die after their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea

In this September 2017 file photo, a flag is waved outside the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

ISTANBUL — United States military airstrikes in eastern Syria killed at least 17, local sources and one medical source said on Friday.

The Pentagon has said the strikes were against facilities belonging to Iran-backed militia.

There has been no official comment yet by Syria on the attack.

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