The U.S. coalition on Saturday called off airstrikes in Syria after Russia claimed they were mistakenly targeting Syrian troops fighting against ISIS, killing around 60 Syrian soldiers in the process.
Centcom says coalition thought striking IS fighting position, halted strike immediately when Russians told them possibly hitting Syria mil
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 17, 2016
US says airstrikes halted immediately when informed by Russia that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were Syrian military
— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) September 17, 2016
Hope this will be clarified. Will otherwise have catastrophic consequences in already most catastrophic context. https://t.co/NNEGJ7ts3C
— Adnan Tabatabai (@A_Tabatabai) September 17, 2016
U.S. Central Command released a statement Saturday afternoon on the incident, noting that Syria “is a complex situation” and that CENTCOM will review the strike “to see if any lessons can be learned.”
CENTCOM releases statement saying all but "oops" re. coalition airstrike that killed at least 62 #Syria|n military personnel in Deir ez Zor.
— Esin E. (@esi_zey) September 17, 2016
CENTCOM – "Coalition forces would not intentionally strike a known Syrian military unit" #Syria
— Sophie McNeill (@Sophiemcneill) September 17, 2016
CENTCOM suggests attack on Syrian army was an accident due to lack of coordination between parties fighting ISIS https://t.co/0YzKrnrMNp
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) September 17, 2016
CENTCOM says US Strike intended against ISIS may have unintentionally hit a Syrian military position pic.twitter.com/elbpO2rsKg
— Ali Watkins (@AliWatkins) September 17, 2016
Russian sources report that 62 Syrian troops were killed in an airstrike, with the consequence of allowing ISIS to advance in the region.
Syria's military says U.S.-led coalition struck its base in Deir el-Zour, allowing Islamic State group to advance. https://t.co/se4BIllNvX
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 17, 2016
Russia: If strikes were a targeting error, bombings are evidence of Washington's stubborn refusal to
coordinate with Russia— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) September 17, 2016
SOHR: Source at airport says that the US airstrike that took out govt soldiers has paved the way for #ISIS to move forward to Jabal Tharda
— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) September 17, 2016
(SOHR is the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group.)
US strikes Syrian forces will feed conspiracy theories that US in league with IS and give Assad another reason to evade cease/fire
— Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2) September 17, 2016
Yep.
https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/777244593846906881
https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/777248039996194816
Will the United States be dispatching another airplane soon loaded with pallets of cash?
US official says condolence payments to Syrian families of troops killed in airstrike will be considered based on claims presented
— Barbara Starr (@barbarastarrcnn) September 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/777248836720918533
this is unbelievable.
— Joshua Yasmeh (@JoshYaz) September 17, 2016
That's literally insane.
— George Barota (@George_Barota) September 17, 2016
Syria was a real bad headache for the US now it's a migraine. Assad's breaking open the champagne w/more cards to play
— Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2) September 17, 2016
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