( (((JUsa))), get the hell out ! - CDH Quote : the incident showed the U.S. goal in Syria was not to battle Islamic State but "the capture and withholding of the economic assets", an) U.S.-led coalition, pro-Assad forces clash in east Syria

By Phil Stewart and Lisa Barrington
ReutersFebruary 8, 2018

FILE PHOTO - A Syrian Army soldier loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces stands next to a military weapon in Idlib, Syria January 21, 2018. Picture taken January 21, 2018. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

By Phil Stewart and Lisa Barrington

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition and its local allies in Syria struck pro-government forces with air and artillery fire overnight to repel "an unprovoked attack" near the Euphrates, the coalition said on Thursday.

The incident underscores the potential for further conflict in Syria's oil-rich east, where the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias holds swathes of land after its offensive against Islamic State. https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-100-pro-syrian-forces-killed-thwarted-attack-051310933.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-100-pro-syrian-forces-killed-thwarted-attack-051310933.html