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US aircraft shoots down Syrian drone after it dropped 'dud'
Source: CNN
US aircraft shoots down Syrian drone after it dropped 'dud'
By Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Updated 1851 GMT (0251 HKT) June 8, 2017
Washington (CNN)US aircraft shot down a pro-Syrian regime drone that fired on coalition forces patrolling with partner forces in southern Syria, a coalition spokesman told reporters on Thursday.
This is the first time that pro-Syrian regime forces -- which the US says includes Iranian-backed Shia militias -- have fired on the US-led coalition.
The pro-regime drone was shot down after it dropped one of several weapons it was carrying near a position where coalition personnel are training and advising partner ground forces in the fight against ISIS.
The "munition did not have an effect on coalition forces," according to spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon.
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By Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Updated 1851 GMT (0251 HKT) June 8, 2017
Washington (CNN)US aircraft shot down a pro-Syrian regime drone that fired on coalition forces patrolling with partner forces in southern Syria, a coalition spokesman told reporters on Thursday.
This is the first time that pro-Syrian regime forces -- which the US says includes Iranian-backed Shia militias -- have fired on the US-led coalition.
The pro-regime drone was shot down after it dropped one of several weapons it was carrying near a position where coalition personnel are training and advising partner ground forces in the fight against ISIS.
The "munition did not have an effect on coalition forces," according to spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/07/politics/us-led-coalition-syria-strike-at-tanf/index.html
