Jets strike U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria

By Ellen FrancisBEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed militias in Syria said they came under attack on Saturday from Russian jets and Syrian government forces in Deir al-Zor province, a flashpoint in an increasingly complex battlefield.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting with the U.S.-led coalition, said six of its fighters were wounded in the strike.The Pentagon said Russia bombed a position east of the Euphrates river where it knew SDF fighters and co