The media reported the death of five British soldiers in Deir ez-Zor

This is reported by the Syrian edition of Al Watan, citing sources.

According to them, the incident occurred in the village of al-Shaaf.

It is noted that several more soldiers were injured.

The publication specifies that the military are part of the international coalition forces.

Earlier, in Syria, two British soldiers were hit by IS.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization is recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.