Syria roadside bomb kills one near coalition base: monitor

AFP  |  Beirut 

A roadside bomb killed a fighter Monday near a base in used by American and French soldiers from the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, a monitor said.

"A bomb by the side of the road exploded as a vehicle drove by on the road from to the Brigade 93 base" in the northern province of Raqa, the Britain-based for Human Rights monitoring group said.

Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-Arab alliance backed by the US-led coalition, are also stationed at the base, said.

He was not immediately able to determine the nationality of the victim.

The SDF backed by the US-led coalition have expelled IS from much of since the jihadists overran large parts of the country in 2014.

The jihadists have also faced a second offensive from Russia-backed regime troops, but still hold tiny pockets in eastern

Turkish forces and their Syrian proxies are also active in northern Syria, as well as jihadists from a former affiliate and a myriad other rebel outfits.

More than 350,000 people have been killed in Syria's war since it started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.

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First Published: Mon, June 04 2018. 14:40 IST