Syrian fighter jets were dropping bombs near US backed fighters and after failed back channel communication between the two countries, US F-18 eventually shoot down Syrian jet – PB/TK
Syrian fighter jet shot down by U.S. aircraft in self-defense, Pentagon says – By Jason Carissimo / June 18 2017
A U.S. aircraft on Sunday shot down a Syrian government fighter jet over northern Syria after it dropped bombs near U.S.-backed fighters, the Pentagon said.
The U.S. military said in a statement that President Bashar al-Assad’s forces attacked the Syrian Democratic Forces in a town just outside of Raqqa on Sunday afternoon. U.S. officials used a “de-confliction channel” to contact the Syrian government in an attempt to de-escalate the situation.
Despite those efforts, a Syrian regime SU-22 dropped bombs near the U.S.-backed fighters at 6:43 p.m. and was immediately shot down by a U.S. F/A-18E Super Hornet, the Pentagon said in a statement. It was shot down “in accordance with rules of engagement and in collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces.”
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