U.S. Scrambles Warplanes as Syrian Regime Targets Kurdish Forces in Hasakeh
The U.S.-led coalition scrambled fighter jets to protect American advisors working with Kurdish forces in Syria as the Kurds were being targeted by planes from President Bashar Assad's regime, the Pentagon said Friday.
"This was done as a measure to protect coalition forces," Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said of Thursday's incident, in which regime bombers conducted air strikes in the area around the northern city of Hasakeh.
"We did make clear that U.S. aircraft would defend troops on the ground if threatened."
No injuries were reported, Davis said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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