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US shoots down Turkish drone in Syria
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Novosti] The United States shot down a Turkish drone in Syria after mistaking it for a threat, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said at a briefing. “The command regarded the approach of the drone as a threat. The F-16s shot it down,” he said. The official said there was nothing to indicate that the Turkish air force deliberately targeted American planes. As Ryder clarified, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed the emergency with his Turkish counterpart and confirmed the “commitment to close coordination.” In conclusion, the Pentagon representative recalled that Ankara is one of Washington’s leading NATO allies and emphasized that the incident was regrettable. CNN Türk later reported that the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) carried out an air operation in Syria using drones. It is noted that its goal was to destroy facilities and ammunition under the control of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned in the republic. Last Sunday, the head of the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ali Yerlikaya, announced an attempted terrorist attack near the ministry building in the center of Ankara; one militant blew himself up, and another was neutralized. According to A Haber TV channel, the PKK claimed responsibility for the incident. After these events, the Republic's Ministry of National Defense announced air strikes on terrorist targets in northern Iraq and the destruction of 20 facilities belonging to them.
Posted by: badanov 2023-10-06 |
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