<center>https://www.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4-16-1.jpg</center> <br/>BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) - Last night, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and U.S.-backed Jaysh Mughawar Al-Thoura group clashed near the Al-Tanf region of southeast Homs, a source told Al-Masdar News.

According to the source, the clashes broke out between the two parties at the Al-Zarqa Crossroad, which is located north of the Rukban Refugee Camp.

The source said that at least three members of Jaysh Mughawar Al-Thoura were killed, while a Syrian Arab Army soldier was wounded near the Al-Tanf region.

The clashes broke out between the two parties after each group accused one another of opening fire on the other; however, the clashes only lasted for a short while last night.

Typically, the U.S. Coalition intervenes by launching airstrikes against the Syrian military, but it appears that they were absent from the Al-Tanf skies last night.

The Al-Tanf region was captured by the U.S.-backed New Syrian Army (NSA) after they launched a big offensive in southeast Homs in 2016.

Since then, the U.S.' control of the Al-Tanf region has been the source of controversy between Washington and Moscow, as the latter accuses the former of illegally occupying this part of the country. <br /><center><hr/>If you can't view videos or other embedded visuals, click the link below!<br /><em>Posted from AMN with <a href='https://wordpress.org/plugins/steempress/'>SteemPress</a> : https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/update-syrian-army-and-us-backed-forces-battle-at-important-crossroad-near-tanf-region/ </em><hr/><br />Follow AMN on Steem to get updates, We follow back :-)<br />![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXfejmdQfnYexYwqCSNt93c6NbUADpALJh51jsZUpJeD7/image.png)</center>