man has reportedly been killed in a rare confrontation in north-eastern Syria between US-led coalition forces and pro-government militia fighters.
Syria's state news agency, Sana, said a civilian died when US troops fired at a crowd stopping them pass through a checkpoint east of Qamishli city.
A monitoring group said it was not clear if the dead man was armed or not.
The coalition said a patrol came under fire from "unknown individuals" and returned fire in self-defence.
