The US has carried out rare air strikes on Syrian pro-government forces after what it called an "unprovoked attack" on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters.
US officials estimated that 100 pro-government fighters were killed in the incident on Wednesday.
They had allegedly tried to take ground east of the River Euphrates captured from the Islamic State group by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
State media said the US "aggression" left dozens of people dead or wounded.
The Middle Euphrates River Valley serves as an informal demarcation line in eastern Syria, with the government controlling the western side and the SDF the east.
There were several skirmishes in the valley last year, as both sides sought to drive IS militants from their last major stronghold in the country.
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