Islamic State attacks US-backed force near Syrian oil field

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say Islamic State militants have attacked U.S.-backed fighters near an oil field in the country’s east, triggering airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 12 IS gunmen attacked the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and clashed with them for several hours until most of the attackers were killed early Saturday.
Other activist collectives, including the Step news agency, reported the at