Syria conflict: US air attack endangers truce - Russia
18th September 2016
A US-led air attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting so-called Islamic State has endangered an already shaky ceasefire deal, Russia says.
The attack put "a very big question mark" over the truce's future, said Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
The Russian army says at least 62 Syrian troops were killed in the Deir al-Zour strikes.
The US has expressed "regret" for the "unintentional loss of life".
It says its coalition planes halted strikes when informed of the Syrian presence.
A ceasefire deal agreed by the US and Russia went into effect in Syria on...