US troops attacked in Syria
By Ryan Browne
Updated 3:32 PM ET, Thu August 10, 2017
The Pentagon said US forces came under attack by small arms fire
The US said that the attacking forces were most likely aware that they were firing on US troops
(CNN)US troops who had been performing a de facto "peacekeeping" role in northern Syria came under direct attack multiple times in the last week, a spokesman for the US-led coalition fighting ISIS told reporters Thursday.
US Army Col. Ryan Dillon told reporters at the Pentagon that the US forces came under attack by small arms fire and that the engagement had resulted in "no damage to equipment or casualties on our side."
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