The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters (yards) of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another.
The reports came as Turkish forces pounded strategic economic installations today in the Kurdish-run zone, including oil installations and power stations.
The drone, which belonged to the Turkish government, was armed with air-to-ground missiles and deemed a threat to the American troops and Syrian Democratic Forces at the Tal Baydar base.
By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria that was operating near US military personnel and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, officials familiar with the incident told CNN.
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. today shot down an armed Turkish drone that had come too close to U.S. troops on the ground in northeastern Syria, U.S. officials told The Associated Press, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another.
US forces in northeastern Syria shot down a Turkish drone they said came too close to American troops. The Pentagon said the drone was in a "restricted operating zone."
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that had come in too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Hasakah, Syria, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The drone wa
The U.S. military shot down a Turkish drone Thursday that came too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Syria, after more than a dozen warnings to stand down, according to officials.
"The U.S. Air Forces' successful operation against the Turkish drone was a direct response to Turkey's unprovoked attacks against us," the SDC told Newsweek.
The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another.
An American F-16 shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria. Officials said it was the first time the U.S. shot down an aircraft from Turkey, a NATO ally.
WASHINGTON/ANKARA — The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has brought
U.S. forces in Syria on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone flying overhead after the aircraft flew too close to American troops on the ground, the Pentagon said.
