QUESTIONS were raised over British operations in Syria after it was confirmed that two soldiers were seriously wounded today in a suspected Isis rocket attack in the east of the country.

The rocket attack targeted a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base in the town of Deir ez-Zor, killing a member of the mainly Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).

It is believed that British troops have been fighting on the ground in Syria alongside the Kurdish-led SDF, but the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) said: “We do not comment on special forces.”

Last year, Sergeant Matt Tonroe from the Third Battalion of the Parachute Regiment was killed by a roadside bomb while embedded with US forces in Manbij.

In April, news reports claimed that a number of British troops were captured by the Syrian army in Eastern Ghouta.

The al-Mayadeen news channel claimed they were part of an operation planned by the US and other Nato countries, plus Jordan and Israel, which would have seen air strikes pave the way for the deployment of ground forces in an attempt at regime change.

However, plans to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power appear to have failed as government forces have retaken control of large parts of the country.

In a surprise decision, US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of US forces from Syria in December, with fears over the resurgence of Isis, which remains active in small pockets of the north.

SDF commander Redur Khalil said that a deal was being discussed with Mr Assad’s government and Kurdish forces regarding the future of the de facto semi-autonomous region known as Rojava.

“Reaching a solution between the autonomous administration and the Syrian government is inevitable because our areas are part of Syria,” he said yesterday, adding that the talks had produced “positive signs.”