More than 60 Syrian government soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes on an airbase in the east of the war-torn country, the Russian army said.
“Warplanes from the international anti-jihadist coalition carried out four air strikes today against Syrian forces surrounded by the Islamic State group in the Deir Ezzor air base,” the army said in a statement.
“Sixty-two Syrian soldiers were killed and a hundred others were injured in these strikes.”