U.S. Military: We Meant to Attack Islamic State, Not Syrian Army
U.S. Military: We Meant to Attack Islamic State, Not Syrian Army
17 Sep 2016
Source: U.S. Military: We Meant to Attack Islamic State, Not Syrian Army – Breitbart
Putin has to keep his cool til 20 January 2017 when trump is sworn in as president of the USA
The BBC reports: The US-led coalition has admitted its planes carried out an attack in eastern Syria that the Russian army says killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting IS.
The US said its planes halted the attack in Deir al-Zour when informed of the Syrian presence and would not knowingly strike them.
The strikes allowed IS jihadists to advance, the Russians said.
…The US Central Command statement said the coalition believed it was attacking positions of so-called Islamic State and the raids were “halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military”.
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