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|{{Main|September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid}} The Deir ez-Zor air raid was a series of 37 U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes near the [[Deir ez-Zor Airport]] in eastern [[Syria]] on 17 September 2016 that killed between 90 and 106 [[Syrian Army]] soldiers and wounded 110 more. The United States said that the intended target was [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] militants and that the attack on Syrian soldiers was due to a misidentification of ground forces<ref name="US Coalition Investigation Nov 2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.centcom.mil/Portals/6/media/REDACTED_FINAL_XSUM_Memorandum__29_Nov_16___CLEAR.pdf|title=Memorandum for USAFCENT/CC|author=Brig. Gen. Richard Coe et al.|date=2 November 2016}}</ref> while the Syrian and Russian governments claimed that it was an intentional attack against Syrian troops. The attack triggered "a diplomatic firestorm" with Russia calling an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting.<ref name="CNN US Air Strike Sept 18">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/18/middleeast/syria-claims-coalition-airstrike-hit-regime-forces/|title=Syria ceasefire under threat after US-led strikes kill regime troops, Russia says|work=CNN|date=18 September 2016|accessdate=7 October 2016}}</ref> Later the Syrian government called off a ceasefire that had been the result of months of intense diplomatic efforts by the U.S. and Russian governments. |
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Revision as of 16:52, 12 February 2018
The following is a list of United States attacks that have targeted forces belonging to or allied with the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War. Other than the April 7, 2017 missile strike, all other attacks have claimed to be in the defense of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Revolutionary Commando Army in Al-Tanf.
There have also been attacks that the U.S claimed were accidental, such as the September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid which killed dozens of Syrian government soldiers.[1]
List of attacks
Date | Location | Notes | References |
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April 7, 2017 | Shayrat Airbase, Western Homs Governorate | U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike against the Syrian government in response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack on 4 April. The United States gave Syria's ally, Russia, advance warning of the airstrike, allowing the government to move away most planes from the airbase ahead of time. Nine to twenty aircraft were destroyed and seven to nine soldiers were killed, including a general. | [2] |
May 18, 2017 | Al-Tanf, Eastern Homs Governorate | U.S. aircraft conducted airstrikes against vehicles, including a tank and bulldozer belonging to pro-government militias that were setting up fighting positions within the Al-Tanf deconfliction zone. Two tanks were destroyed and eight soldiers were killed. | [3][4] |
June 6, 2017 | Al-Tanf, Eastern Homs Governorate | U.S. aircraft conducted airstrikes on over 60 troops, a tank, artillery, antiaircraft weapons, and armed technical vehicles from pro-government forces that had entered the Al-Tanf deconfliction zone. The attack killed an unknown number of men and destroyed two artillery pieces, an anti-aircraft gun, and a tank. | [5] |
June 8, 2017 | Al-Tanf, Eastern Homs Governorate | U.S. F-15E shoots down an armed Syrian-operated drone and another aircraft destroys two armed pick-up trucks belonging to pro-government forced that moved near U.S. backed fighters at Al-Tanf. | [6] |
June 18, 2017 | Ja'Din, Eastern Southern Raqqa Governorate | U.S. FA-18E/F shoots down a Syrian Air Force SU-22 after it allegedly bombed SDF fighters in Ja'Din. A Syrian army statement claimed the aircraft was on a mission striking ISIL militants. | [7][8] |
June 20, 2017 | Al-Tanf, Eastern Homs Governorate | U.S. F-15E shoots down an armed Syrian-operated Shahed 129 drone that advanced towards U.S. backed fighters at Al-Tanf. | [9] |
February 7, 2018 | Khasham, Central Deir ez-Zor Governorate | SDF headquarters that was housing Coalition service members at the time. One SDF member was reported injured during the fight with 500 pro-government personnel. Over 100 pro-government troops were reported to have been killed. | U.S. conducted air strikes to repel a pro-government militia attack (supported by tanks and artillery) against a[10][11] |
References
- ^ Anne Barnard and Mark Mazzetti (17 September 2016). "U.S. Admits Airstrike in Syria, Meant to Hit ISIS, Killed Syrian Troops". New York Times.
- ^ Barbara Starr; Jeremey Diamond (April 7, 2017). "Trump launches military strike against Syria". CNN. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. aircraft conduct strike on Syrian army convoy". CBS News. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ Reusser, Oliviero (May 18, 2017). "Coalition Warplanes Strike Pro-Government Forces in Syrian Desert". Conflict News. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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(help) - ^ Christopher Woody (June 6, 2017). "The US-led coalition destroyed more pro-Assad forces at a growing hotspot in the Syrian desert". Business Insider. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. downs pro-Syrian drone that fired at coalition forces: spokesman". Reuters. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. warplane downs Syrian army jet in southern Raqqa province". Reuters. 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Martinez, Luis (June 18, 2017). "U.S. shoots down Syrian fighter jet over Syria". ABC News. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "UPDATE: Full @CENTCOM statement on the downing of an Iranian made armed drone in Syria today". Conflict News. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Unprovoked attack by Syrian pro-regime forces prompts Coalition defensive strikes". United States Central Command. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "US-led strikes kill 100 pro-regime personnel in Syria – military". AFP via Rappler. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.