A US defense official told Sputnik that the US-led coalition struck the pro-Syrian government forces near the town of al-Tanf in the area of an established deconfliction zone with Russia.
Earlier in the day, BuzzFeed News reported that a US-led coalition spokesperson has confirmed that coalition strikes in southern Syria struck Syrian government armed forces.
The coalition strikes reportedly occurred near al-Tanf town, where US' and British special operations forces have been training Syrian rebel fighters near the border with Iraq and Jordan.