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Thursday, April 13, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Misdirected coalition strike killed 18 partner forces in Syria – officials
WASHINGTON — A US-led coalition airstrike in support of local forces fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria accidentally killed 18 of the friendly fighters, the coalition says Thursday.
“The strike was requested by the partnered forces, who had identified the target location as an ISIS fighting position,” a coalition statement reads.
“The target location was actually a forward Syrian Democratic Forces fighting position.”
The strike occurred south of Tabqa on April 11.
— AFP
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