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Deadly clashes between Syria regime and US-backed forces: monitor

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AFP Beirut

Rare clashes broke out today between Syrian regime forces and a US-backed alliance in the east of the country, killing six alliance fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

State news agency SANA said the army seized control of four villages from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Deir Ezzor province, where the Kurdish-led alliance has been fighting the Islamic State jihadist group.

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First Published: Apr 29 2018 | 6:20 PM IST

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