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Russia says latest US Syria strike hit civilians, was unacceptable

By REUTERS

MAY 19, 2017 11:03

MOSCOW - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Friday that a US military strike against militia supported by the Syrian government had hit civilians and was unacceptable, Russian news agencies reported.

Gatilov, who the agencies said was speaking in Geneva, said the US strike had violated Syria's sovereignty and would not help efforts to find a political solution to the conflict there.

The US military carried out the air strike on Thursday against militia supported by the Syrian government that posed a threat to US and US-backed Syrian fighters in the country's south, U.S. officials told Reuters.

A military source on the Syrian government side said on Friday that the air strike had hit "one of our military points," without elaborating, Syrian state TV reported.

The air strike late on Thursday killed several people and caused material damage, the source said, saying that this hampered efforts by the Syrian army and its allies to fight Islamic State.

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