Today, June 6, the coalition headed by the USA attacked Pro-government forces in Syria, moving inside the established zone of conflict prevention in the South of the country.
In an official statement, the Central military command of the United States said that despite repeated warnings, the military entered into an agreed area of conflict prevention on the tank and several armed vehicles, armed with artillery, anti-aircraft guns. We are talking about 60 soldiers that forces. Such actions were regarded by the coalition as a threat to its own military stationed in the garrison At-TANF.
As a result of the strike, according to the Coalition, were destroyed by 2 units of artillery, one antiaircraft gun, and also damaged tank. About the victims not reported, but according to various media in the conflict area killed 2 to 3 soldiers of the army of Syria, more than 10 people were injured.
To strike already informed the President of the trump.
In the message of the US Military command said: «the Coalition is not seeking to fight with the Syrian regime or Pro-government forces, but remained ready to defend themselves, if they refuse to leave the area of conflict prevention. The coalition calls on all parties in the South of Syria to concentrate its efforts on the defeat of ISIS, which is our common enemy and poses the greatest threat to regional and world peace and security.»
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Also today, in the North of Syria began the liberation operation in the city of raqqa, unofficially recognized as the capital of the ISIS terrorists. The city is under the control of militants since 2013. On the eve of the operation, civilians were asked to leave the city.
According to the Pentagon, in the liberation operation involved the us military forces (Marines) involved Apache attack helicopters and 155 mm howitzers. The ground offensive are the troops of the Alliance of the opposition «Syrian democratic forces».
The commander of coalition forces, the American General Stephen Townsend said: «We all saw the heinous attack in Manchester in England. ISIS threatens our people: not only Iraq and Syria but in our own homeland. This should not continue.»
