SYRIA – Coalition denies Syrian claim that an army base in deir al zouheir was hit by US air strikes.  UK, FRANCE and the US are conducting air strikes backing the Free Syrian army. RUSSIA is backing the Syrian regime of President Assad. Both sides are conducting air strikes against DAESH in it’s de facto capital of Raqqa where the Syrian army says its base was hit. This is the first coalition strike against Syrian troops and Damascus has condemned it as ‘an act of aggression.’