Κουρδιστάν (Κουρδικό Ζήτημα, Αμπντουλλάχ Οτζαλάν) , Συρία 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2018

US responds to attack in Syria, kills over 100 pro-regime troops

American troops look out toward the border with Turkey from a small outpost near the town of Manbij, northern Syria Feb. 7, 2018. (Photo: AP)

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – Following an “unprovoked attack” on Tuesday against a “well established” headquarters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria, the US responded with air and artillery strikes, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) explained in a statement issued early on Thursday morning.

The enemy attack took place in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in Deir al-Zor Governorate, eight kilometers east of the river, which serves as a deconfliction line between the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) in eastern Syria and the Russian-led coalition, focused on fighting the Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad, further to the west.

CNN reported that some 500 “Syrian pro-regime forces”—as US officials characterized the attackers—had used “T-54 and T-72 main battle tanks with supporting mortar fire” in a coordinated assault on the SDF position where US advisors are based.

One SDF member was wounded, while US personnel took no casualties.

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