The US-led coalition said its forces in northeast
Syria Wednesday confronted gunmen with live
fire after one of its patrols came under attack near the city of Qamishli.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights reported a US strike during the clashes in the regime-held village of Khirbet Amo, but coalition spokesman Myles Caggins denied any raid had taken place.
"Coalition forces, conducting a patrol near Qamishli, Syria, encountered a checkpoint occupied by pro-Syrian regime forces," Caggins said.