Two British soldiers have been seriously injured in Syria in an Islamic State attack, the Press Association is reporting.
The two British Special Forces soldiers are understood to have been wounded by a missile near the town of Deir al-Zour.
The Ministry of Defence told the Standard it did comment on the Special Forces.
It is believed the incident happened this morning and the soldiers were airlifted from the scene by US forces for medical treatment.
Rudaw news, a Kurdish outlet, reports that the British soldiers were injured in attack on a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base in the town of Deir al-Zour.
It was also reported that a Kurdish fighter was killed.
An SDF official told Rudaw: "Due to a smart missile attack by ISIS, a fighter of the YPG was killed and another wounded, in addition to two British soldiers."
Additional reporting by Press Association
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