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| Pentagon says Russian - not U.S. - warplanes hit a Syrian army base |
| 2015-12-08 |
| [WASHINGTONPOST] The U.S. military alleged Monday that Russian warplanes were responsible for an attack on a Syrian army position in eastern Syria, an ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... hard boy group in the country. The Syrian government issued an angry statement earlier in the day accusing coalition aircraft of carrying out the overnight attack in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour. The government said three Syrian soldiers were killed and 13 others injured in the strike. It was the first such allegation by Syria since the U.S.-led air campaign against the Islamic State began in Syria 14 months ago, and it sent tensions soaring in Syria's crowded skies. A U.S. military official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, later said the Pentagon is "certain" that a Russian warplane was responsible for the attack. There was no immediate response to the charge from either Syria or Russia. The finger-pointing illustrated the danger that a misunderstanding, mistake or misinformation could trigger a wider conflict as Russia and the United States lead separate, rival air campaigns to combat the Islamic State. U.S. warplanes did conduct overnight strikes in the province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, but the targets were oil wells at least 34 miles from Ayyash, the location the Syrian government said was hit, according to Col. Steve Warren, a U.S. military front man in Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Nobody wants to take credit? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-12-08 15:27 |