Syrian Warplanes Fly Over Flashpoint City Despite US Warning
A fighter from the Kurdish People Protection Unit observes enemy activity on the front line in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on Sept. 4, 2015. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
A fighter from the Kurdish People Protection Unit observes enemy activity on the front line in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on Sept. 4, 2015. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
Agence France Presse | Aug 20, 2016
Syrian government warplanes were in the air again Saturday over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh, despite a U.S. warning against new strikes that might endanger its military advisers.
In another escalation of the five-year war, regime planes this week bombarded positions held by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in the city fighting the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.
The unprecedented strikes prompted the U.S.-led coalition to scramble aircraft to protect its special operations forces helping the Kurdish fighters, warning the regime not to put the advisers on the ground at risk.
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