September 18, 2016

"The Pentagon said on Saturday a US-led coalition airstrike against the Islamic State may have unintentionally targeted Syrian government forces.

'Coalition forces believed they were striking a Daesh fighting position,' said a Pentagon statement, referring to the extremist group in its Arabic acronym.

'The coalition air strike was halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military,' said the statement."

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