forces and their allies were working in "a very complicated and complex environment," he said the U.S. Speaking via video chat from the al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Air Force Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigian told reporters Tuesday that such decisions were made by ground forces and especially a ground commander. said the strike was in self-defense as pro-Syrian government forces advanced on Pentagon-backed fighters on the ground. MQ-9 Reaper drone, also know as Predator B, destroys a Russia-built T-72 tank in eastern Syria, on February 10. In this still from footage released by the Defense Department, a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, also called Predator B, can be seen blasting a Soviet-made T-72 tank, reportedly killing at least two or three operators in response to what Defense Secretary James Mattis said he did not "want to dignify" as "a big attack" on Saturday, according to Reuters. In a video released Tuesday by the Pentagon, a U.S. Coalition Kills Russians In Airstrikes Against Assad Supporters in Syria, Reports Say Russia and Syria argued they were struck first, but both sides have reported scores of dead among the forces fighting for the Syrian government, as well as a second, smaller clash over the weekend near the eastern town of Al-Tabiyeh. The U.S.-led coalition tasked with defeating the Islamic State militant group said Wednesday its partnered Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were targeted in an "unprovoked attack" by a pro-Assad axis also battling ISIS in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. military destroyed a Russia-built tank, following a recent attack on forces supportive of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that also claimed the lives of Russian fighters.
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