US forces in northeastern Syria shot down a Turkish drone they believed came too close to US forces.
American F-16 fighter jets shot down a drone from Turkey, an American ally within NATO, in Syria. Although the armed drone did not target U.S. forces, the command believed the drone was too close and posed a potential threat.
“U.S. commanders believed that the drone, which was less than half a kilometer from U.S. forces, posed a potential threat, and so U.S. F-16 fighters shot it down in self-defense,” Pentagon spokesman Patrick said. Ryder to reporters.
He called what happened a “regrettable incident” and added that US soldiers were forced to take shelter in bunkers as Turkish forces bombed nearby targets.
The decision to shoot down an ally’s armed drone “was made with due care,” a Pentagon spokesman said. He added that “there is no evidence that Turkey deliberately attacked US forces.”
US: We shot down a Turkish drone. Türkiye: It’s not our drone
A Turkish Defense Ministry official said the drone did not belong to Turkish forces, without providing any details on whose ownership it was.
The United States and Turkey usually coordinate their military’s air operations in Syria, but American forces also work closely with Kurdish-led forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS).
As a result of Turkey’s actions in Syria, Sweden and Finland imposed restrictions on arms sales to President Recep Erdogan’s country in 2019.
However, authorities in Ankara believe that the Swedes and Finns are hiding people linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and supporters of Fethullah Gülen, whom Turkey accuses of organizing an attempted coup in 2016.
Source: Do Rzeczy

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