U.S. Troops Believe Turkey Deliberately Fired Artillery At American Commando Outpost In Syria
U.S. Troops Believe Turkey Deliberately Fired Artillery At American Commando Outpost In Syria by Shawn Snow – Military Times
American troops and former U.S. officials believe a Turkish artillery strike on Friday that landed about 300 meters from a U.S. commando outpost near the Syrian city of Kobani was done deliberately.
No U.S. troops were injured in the strike, but U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said American commandos temporarily withdrew from their observation post on Mishtanur hill near Kobani and returned on Saturday.
A senior U.S. military official told Military Times on Friday that the incident was not an attack by Turkish forces, but some U.S. troops, former senior U.S. officials and artillery veterans say that the attack appears to be intentional…