US firefight as Troops return fire on attacking mob in Syria
After Coalition troops issued a series of warnings and de-escalation attempts, the patrol came under small arms fire from unknown.individuals,”
UPDATE (Feb. 12/Qamishli): Despite US troops de-escalation efforts, local militia members attacked US troops w/ small arms weapons; @CJTFOIR have the right to self-defense and fired back at armed aggressors killing an adult male combatant (20+ y/o).
At the Qamishli incident, one U.S. Soldier had a minor superficial scratch while operating their equipment. The Soldier is back at work.
Reports are that one Syrian civilian was killed. We will continue to Update Is the incident has Deescalated and more official facts are reported.