Author Topic: Syria: US troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1 (Read 348 times)

TomSea · « **on:** February 12, 2020, 01:01:12 pm »

See ABC article below:

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Syria: US troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1
Syrian media and activists say a Syrian was killed and another wounded in a rare clash between American troops and a group of government supporters in northeast Syria
By ALBERT AJI and ANDREW WILKS Associated Press
February 12, 2020,

DAMASCUS -- A Syrian was killed and another was wounded in a rare clash Wednesday between American troops and a group of government supporters who tried to block a U.S. convoy driving through a village in northeastern Syria, state media and activists reported.

The state-run media said the killed man was a civilian. He was among residents of a village east of the town of Qamishli who had gathered at an army checkpoint, pelting the U.S. convoy with stones and taking down a U.S. flag from one of the vehicles. At that point, U.S. troops fired with live ammunition and smoke bombs at the residents, the reports said.

A U.S. military spokesman said coalition forces conducting a patrol near Qamishli encountered a checkpoint occupied by pro-Syrian government forces. After coalition troops issued a series of warnings in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, the patrol came under small-arms fire from unknown individuals, coalition spokesman Myles Caggins said.

Read more at: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syria-us-troops-open-fire-locals-northeast-killing-68934245

Quite a story this morning. I'm sorry someone got killed. Apparently the Syrian pro-Assadists were acting hostile.