Russians Killed in US Airstrikes in Eastern Syria

• Russians Killed in US Airstrikes in Eastern Syria
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  A group of Russian private military contractors have been killed in recent attacks by US warplanes in eastern Syria.
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  Russian media reports said Tuesday that the several Russians were helping the Syrian and Russian military in the drive against militants in the province of Dayr al-Zawr when they came under attack by the US forces last week.
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  Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops were not involved in the incident while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not comment on the issue and said the report needed to be verified.
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  The reports said the military contractors were part of a Syria government offensive to take back control of oil fields in Dayr al-Zawr from militants.
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  The US military has confirmed that it has attacked pro-government forces in eastern Syria. It said in a statement last week that the operation came after some 500 pro-government forces attacked a group of US-backed opposition forces in the region. It said US advisors had a presence among the opposition group.
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  Russia has repeatedly accused the United States of trying to hamper a Syrian full victory against Daesh, a Takfiri terrorist group that is on its last legs in eastern Syria and in the neighboring Iraq. Moscow has released evidences showing that US forces stationed in Dayr al-Zawr’s border regions and in Jordan have been collaborating with Daesh and other militants through providing intelligence about Syrian and Russian forces.
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