BEIRUT — A missile attack by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed at least one Kurdish fighter and wounded two British soldiers embedded with them, according to reports Sunday, amid fierce fighting in the strategic area near the Iraqi border. A Kurdish-led force announced, meanwhile, that its fighters had captured five foreign jihadists while combating IS in eastern Syria. The Kurdish-run Rudaw news agency said the two British soldiers wounded in Deir el-Zour were in stable condition. British special forces are known to be on the ground in northern Syria, although the British government does not provide details about their presence. It said a Kurdish fighter was killed and three were wounded, including the two British soldiers who were airlifted by the coalition for treatment.

Source: National Post January 06, 2019 09:11 UTC