US-led coalition says troops returned fire in northeast Syria
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12 February, 2020, 06:40 pm
Last modified: 12 February, 2020, 06:42 pm
In a statement the coalition said the situation was de-escalated and the patrol returned to the base
A convoy of US vehicles is seen after withdrawing from northern Syria, at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in the outskirts of Dohuk,, Iraq, October 21, 2019/ Reuters
The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State said its troops opened fire on Wednesday at a checkpoint in northeast Syria after they came under small arms fire.
In a statement the coalition said the situation was de-escalated and the patrol returned to the base.
Earlier, Syrian and Turkish media said one person was killed in the shooting at the checkpoint and that US warplanes had carried out at least one air strike subsequently. The coalition statement made no reference to any air strike.
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