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Post by sevenofnine on Aug 19, 2016 15:30:18 GMT -5
They going after Good Kurds not Commie Kurds
The US-led coalition scrambled fighters after Syrian regime jets targeted Kurdish forces working with US advisers in northern Syrian, an incident marking another escalation in Syria's bloody conflict, the Pentagon said Friday.
Thursday's air strike, conducted by two Syrian SU-24 attack planes, targeted Kurdish forces who were undergoing training from US special operations advisers in the area around the northeastern city of Hasakeh, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said.
"This was done as a measure to protect coalition forces," Davis said.
"We will ensure their safety and the Syrian regime would be well-advised not to do things that place them at risk... We view instances that place the coalition at risk with utmost seriousness and we do have the inherent right of self def
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-scrambled-jets-as-syrian-regime-targeted-kurdish-forces-pentagon/ar-BBvPl2x?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=UE07DHP
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Post by Daniel on Aug 21, 2016 20:07:01 GMT -5
US, Russia trade blows in Syria on Kurds’ backs
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 20
The near-clash between US and Syrian warplanes over Kurdish Hassaka in northern Syrian Friday Aug. 19 sprung out of the Obama administration’s decision the day before to try and draw the line on the growing Russian-Iranian-Turkish-Syrian collaboration in the conjoined Syrian-Iraqi arenas, debkafile’s military sources report.
It occurred when US jets flew in protective formation over the Kurdish positions, the day after they were attacked by Syrian (some Middle East sources say, Russian) jets.
The US jets came within a mile of the two Syrian Su-24 fighter jets approaching the Kurdish enclave of Hassaka, and warned them off. Without responding the Syrian planes turned tail.
The US Defense Department reported that when the incident began, “coalition forces on the ground” tried reaching the Syrian jets on a “common radio frequency” but received no response. The spokesman did not specify which “coalition forces” he was referring to.
According to some Middle East sources, the Su-24s which attacked Hassaka Thursday were Russian – not Syrian.
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debka.com/article/25621/US-Russia-trade-blows-in-Syria-on-Kurds%E2%80%99-backs
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