Arms seized by Islamic State in Syria pose threat to U.S.-led forces - general

Islamic State fighters search weapon boxes in a Russian base in what is said to be Palmyra, Syria in this still image taken from video uploaded to social media on December 13, 2016. Amaq News Agency/Handout via Reuters TV

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of U.S. forces fighting Islamic State said on Wednesday the United States may target weapons seized by the group when it captured the Syrian city of Palmyra, adding the equipment posed a danger to the U.S.-led coalition in the region.

Army Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend told a Pentagon video briefing that the weapons seized by Islamic State likely included armoured vehicles, guns and possibly air defence equipment or other heavy weaponry.