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But it was US warplanes the ones that attack the pro Assad forces for the first time.
In one incident, 27 regime vehicles drove within 18 miles of al-Tanf, which breached the 34 mile radius of the army convoy. U.S. aircraft attempted to buzz the regime, but when the convoy didn't turn around, they conducted a strike against some of the vehicles.
In the second incident, an unarmed Syrian SU-22 fighter-bomber entered the deconfliction zone and was intercepted by a pair of F-22 fighter aircraft.
It remains unclear as to why the Syrians violated the zone. Martin reports that Syrian forces are pushing eastward towards the Euphrates River Valley, which hints to the idea that the regime may have been doing reconnaissance on their flank.
originally posted by: TEOTWAWKIAIFF
One official said the pro-government forces had entered a "de-confliction" zone without authorization and were perceived as a threat to U.S.-allied troops there. The officials said the strike was a defensive move to protect the U.S. allies. It wasn't clear if U.S. forces were also there.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
LATimes.com- US airstrike hits pro-Assad forces in Syria.
originally posted by: worldstarcountry
a reply to: FamCore
It seems to me that the coalition forces, after securing Rojava through the SDF, are trying to cut off the SAA from Deir ez-zor utilizing the FSA now that they are operating east of Homs after crossing the border from Iraq a few days prior.
originally posted by: worldstarcountry
translated by google
A clip of a photograph obtained by "Smart" shows the participation of US forces on May 14, 2017, in a ground operation in a hot desert east of Homs against the organization of the "Islamic State." A military source told "SMART" that the American forces, in conjunction with " The Revolutionary Army of the Free Syrian Army began the ground operation at dawn today, starting from their headquarters in the camp of Al-Tanf on the Syrian-Iraqi border, pointing out that the operation reached the administrative border of the desert town of Albuqmal east of Deir Al-Zour.
originally posted by: allsee4eye
Update. This is the official statement from the US.
twitter.com...
originally posted by: allsee4eye
a reply to: Shamrock6
Imam Ali is part of PMU. PMU is Ayatollah Ali's army. The Ayatollah is the most powerful man in Iraq.
originally posted by: Martin75
a reply to: allsee4eye
Guess they should have listened.
Don't mess with our special forces or you will face the consequences
I hate any loss of life but our troops have to come first! Sorry you don't feel that way.
originally posted by: allsee4eye
a reply to: PolyCottonBlend
That is not a deconflication zone. There are only 4 such zones. One in Idlib. One in east Ghouta. One in northern Homs. One in Daraa. There is no deconflication zone in eastern Syria.
originally posted by: Lysergic
a reply to: allsee4eye
Meh. I know, you have a part to play, so play it.
Pro-government forces aren't necessarily the same thing as a country's military.
Two tanks destroyed, six killed, three injured, airplane came from #Jordan, convoy had 62 tanks, 500 people in the convoy in totall.