American helicopters have carried out an attack inside Syria along its border with Iraq, Syrian media says.
American helicopters have carried out an attack inside Syria along its border with Iraq, Syrian media says.
The official Syrian news agency Sana said the raid took place in the Abu Kamal border area, in eastern Syria.
The official Syrian news agency Sana said the raid took place in the Abu Kamal border area, in eastern Syria.
It quoted residents as saying that the attack targeted a house in the area in which a man and his four sons and two workers died. There is no confirmation.
It quoted residents as saying that the attack targeted a house in the area in which a man and his four sons and two workers died. There is no confirmation.
Another report, by the private TV channel Al-Dunia, said that nine people had been killed and 14 wounded.
Another report, by the private TV channel Al-Dunia, said that nine people had been killed and 14 wounded.
It said that an unknown number of American helicopters attacked the village of al-Sukkiraya, east of the capital. It did not say when the attack happened.
It said that an unknown number of American helicopters attacked the village of al-Sukkiraya, east of the capital. It did not say when the attack happened.
"We are in the process of investigating this," Sgt Brooke Murphy, a US military spokesman, told the AFP news agency in Baghdad.
"We are in the process of investigating this," Sgt Brooke Murphy, a US military spokesman, told the AFP news agency in Baghdad.
The US military has complained in the past that Syria is the main transit point for foreign militants crossing into Iraq.
Washington has accused Damascus of turning a blind eye to the problem.
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