![]() 7 airstrike, but declined several times to specify the composition of the group killed. “This is a hostile force launching an unprovoked, coordinated attack … against an established SDF position.” military described as an “unprovoked” attack on the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). officials have said in that attack, 100 mercenaries, including Russians, were killed after they started what the U.S. forces on Wednesday killed “scores” of Russians in a strike east of the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zour province, according to multiple reports. forces against fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad since last week. … I’m not just going to speculate on that,” he said. ![]() Harrigian refused to say if those inside the tank were Russians. And I believe, again, that’s something we always have the right to do and will make sure we’re in a position to do,” Harrigian added.įox News reported Tuesday that it was a U.S.-made MQ-9 Reaper drone that destroyed the Russian tank, and that three people inside the vehicle were killed. “It continued to move, so we again executed self-defense rules of engagement to protect ourselves. “We detected and saw a tank that took a shot at us,” Harrigian said via teleconference from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. forces for several hours used drones and B-52 bombers to strike fighters after they came under fire from the tank. News reports indicate that three people inside the tank were killed.Īir Force Lt. Air Forces Central Command told reporters Tuesday. drone, acting in self-defense, destroyed a Russian-made T-72 tank in eastern Syria over the weekend, the head of U.S.
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