DoD: Syrian Regime Airstrikes Near Hasakah Put Coalition Forces at Risk
By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News, Defense Media Activity
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2016 — U.S. planes were scrambled yesterday over northeastern Syria after two Syrian air force SU-24 attack planes conducted strikes near Hasakah while coalition forces were conducting operations there as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, Defense Department spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said today.
Sailors prepare to secure two F/A-18E Super Hornets to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, July 29, 2016. The Eisenhower and its carrier strike group were deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch
The airstrikes were preceded by a couple of days of clashes on the ground that involved artillery, Davis told reporters at the Pentagon this morning.
“It troubles us when we see …regime airstrikes in Hasakah in an area where it's well known by everybody, to include the [Bashar al-Assad] regime, that the coalition is actively engaged in operations against [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,” he said.
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