Syria says U.S.-led jets hit its troops, dozens reported killed
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Civil defense members search for survivors under the rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled town of Ariha in Idlib province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah
BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces bombed Syrian troops near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, the Syrian army said, allowing Islamic State fighters to briefly overrun their position and putting new strains on a ceasefire in effect elsewhere in the country.
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Russia, along with Iran and Arab Shi'ite militias backs President Bashar al-Assad, while some of the Sunni rebels seeking to unseat him are supported by the United States, Turkey and Gulf Arab states
U.S.-led coalition forces bombed Syrian troops near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, the Syrian army said, allowing Islamic State fighters to briefly overrun their position.
Sure, our actions helped the Islamic State.
But look at the good news...at least we were able to avoid putting more of the proverbial "boots on the ground".
(Our military was totally sucessfull in keeping all footwear in the planes when we bombed the bejesus out of the Syrians).
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Well the Turks are attacking the Syrian Kurds, so it seems like it might be payback.
Just part of a pattern of violence predicted for 9/16 & 9/17