"We have received reports about a possible 'blue-on-green' incident in northeast Syria. The incident is under investigation and we will release more details at the appropriate time. The SDF [Syrian Democratic Forces] is a partner in the effort to defeat ISIS [Daesh], and we will continue to support them as they liberate the last stronghold of ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley," Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Sean Ryan told Sputnik.
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The US-led coalition has been operating in Syria against terrorists since 2014 without receiving approval for its operations by either the UN or the Syrian government.
*Daesh (also known as IS/ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State) is a terrorist organization, banned in Russia
