A fighter F16 ofUS Air Force he shot one down Turkish drone Anka-S in Syria. The collision would have taken place at Hasakahnear American base from Tel Bediar in the northeast of the country. They are provided during the installation 900 men Washington’s special forces. The soldiers see the approach of the plane as a threat Ankarathey would immediately request air support.
#BREAKING: Now confirmed! F-35A fighter jet from #USAF shot down by the 421st EFS a #Turkish The Air Force’s armed Anka-S drone is over #Hasakah. The Turkish drone had bombed positions #SDF which ones are they? #US Allies in the northeast of #Syria. #Turkey I need to know that they can no longer be easily targeted… pic.twitter.com/gLmZfSiZ8r
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) October 5, 2023
The Associated Press anonymously reported the words of an American official that the plane was in a “irregular” And “not sure“. It also appears that the order to shoot down the drone came only after the White House called Turkish military officials several times to warn them that they were operating near US ground troops.
The news was confirmed by Central Command of the United States and by the leaders ofAir Violence. It appears that the drone had bombed some of the drone’s positions before it was shot down Syrian Democratic ForcesWhite House allies in the fight againstIsis. According to Al-Monitor, some were destroyed in the Turkish attack strategic infrastructuresincluding power plants and oil facilities.
Turkey’s defense minister quickly denied the incident through national media, claiming that no Ankara drone had been shot down in Syria. However, videos of the takedown have surfaced on X and photos of the destroyed aircraft carcass. Additionally, several fake accounts began flooding the posts reporting this news with comments, claiming they were false. It is the first time that there is a direct conflict between the two NATO countrieswho normally act in close coordination to perform flight maneuvers.
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A US fighter jet was shot down by a Turkish drone over the northeast #Syria This morning – I had this confirmed by a high-ranking US official.
This is a VERY rare NATO-on-NATO conflict. pic.twitter.com/QJNrOLhgF3
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) October 5, 2023
The accident followsIntensification Turkey’s attacks in the northern regions of Syria andIraq against me Kurdsafter the attack in Ankara on Sunday, October 1st claimed by Pkk. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Turkish intelligence had determined that the two terrorists came from Syria, where they were also trained. For this reason, he stated that the Ankara Army would target the facilities of the Workers’ Party and its affiliated militias: “From now on, all infrastructure, structures and energy facilities of the PKK and the.”YPG They are legitimate targets of our security forces, armed forces and intelligence services.”