US-Led Coalition Denies Militants Operate Base Near Syria's At Tanf

The US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria denies allegations that a Syrian militant group has set up training camps near the United States' military base in Syria's At Tanf, a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve told Sputnik on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th September, 2018) The US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria denies allegations that a Syrian militant group has set up training camps near the United States' military base in Syria's At Tanf, a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve told Sputnik on Tuesday.

On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation said that a group of militants who were recently captured in battle revealed that they were members of the Lions of the East group and admitted that they have a training camp near the US military base in At Tanf.

"There is no terrorist camp within the At Tanf de-confliction zone, which runs in a 55k diameter around the Coalition's At Tanf Garrison," the spokesperson said when asked about the militants' allegations.