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U.S. shoots down Turkish drone approaching U.S. troops in Syria
STORY: U.S. shoots down Turkish drone approaching U.S. troops in Syria
DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:17
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (English): PAT RYDER, Pentagon Press Secretary
2. various of sky views
STORYLINE:
The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday that the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone as it came in proximity to U.S. forces in Syria earlier in the day.
Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said during a press briefing that U.S. commanders assessed that a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flew "less than a half kilometer from U.S. forces" based in Syria.
SOUNDBITE (English): PAT RYDER, Pentagon Press Secretary
"At approximately 7:30 local time in Syria today, our forces had observed UAVs conducting airstrikes in the vicinity of Hasaka, Syria. Some of those strikes were inside a declared U.S.-restricted operating zone (ROZ) near Hasaka and were approximately a kilometer away from U.S. forces who relocated to bunkers. At approximately 11:30 local time, a Turkish UAV re-entered the ROZ, heading towards where U.S. forces were located. U.S. commanders assessed that the UAV, which was now less than a half-kilometer from U.S. forces, to be a potential threat and U.S. F-16 fighters subsequently shot down the UAV in self-defense at approximately 11:40 local time. It is important to point out that no U.S. forces were injured during the incident. We have no indication that Türkiye was intentionally targeting U.S. forces."
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke by phone with Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler to discuss the incident.
According to a readout of the phone call provided by Ryder, Austin urged his Turkish counterpart to commit to "de-escalation in northern Syria," stressing "the importance of maintaining strict adherence to de-confliction protocols and communication through established military-to-military channels."
"The Secretary acknowledged Türkiye's legitimate security concerns and affirmed his commitment to close coordination between the United States and Türkiye to prevent any risk to U.S. forces," the readout said.
The incident marked a rare use of force by the United States against one of its allies within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Adding to the controversy of the shootdown is the fact that Washington not only counts on Ankara to help defeat the Islamic State extremist group in the Middle East but also relies on Türkiye's approval to bring Sweden into NATO in the wake of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Turkish air force carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militia positions in northern and eastern Syria on Thursday, hitting 24 targets and causing 15 casualties among the Kurdish fighters.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
(XHTV)
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