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US probes ‘friendly fire’ strike on Syria allies

The coalition fighting ISIS in Syria may have accidentally hit allied rebels during an air strike at the end of last month, a US military spokesman said Saturday. Coalition forces carried out three air strikes against tactical ISIS units and vehicles near Ma’ra on May 28, Centcom spokesman Colonel Patrick Ryder said in a statement. … Continue reading US probes ‘friendly fire’ strike on Syria allies

The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights