In Syria, a top U.S. general said Wednesday that Russian warplanes mistakenly bombed Syrian anti-government fighters who were being trained by the United States. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend said U.S. advisers were close to the assault when the bombing occurred. Russia’s Defense Ministry denied its warplanes fired on positions held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Arab Coalition. Meanwhile, the United Nations said Wednesday the Syrian military deliberately targeted a U.N. aid convoy near Aleppo last September, calling the forced evacuation of opposition-held parts of the east of the city a “war crime.”