Two soldiers killed in rare northeast Syria coalition strike

The strike was carried out after a regime checkpoint refused passage to a US-led coalition patrol. (File/AFP)

• The strike was confirmed by the state news agency SANA

BEIRUT: Two Syrian soldiers were killed Monday in a coalition air strike near the northeastern city of Qamishli following a checkpoint incident, a monitor said.
The strike, which was confirmed by the state news agency SANA, was carried out after a regime checkpoint refused passage to a US-led coalition patrol, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.