US Coalition Strikes Syrian Army Killing Dozens — Russia Accuses US of “Defending ISIS”

"United States officials have admitted in a statement issued by Central Command that coalition airstrikes resulted in the bombing of Syrian government forces who were fighting Islamic State terrorists in eastern Syria near the city of Deir ez-Zor....According to the Syrian Army’s General Command, at least 80 Syrian soldiers were killed and more than 100 injured in the airstrikes by the US-led coalition."