Twenty-two US troops wounded in Syria helicopter mishap

[Muhammed45]

Twenty-two US troops wounded in Syria helicopter mishap​

By Phil Stewart
June 13, 20238:39 AM GMT+3:30Updated an hour ago
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Twenty-two U.S. service members were injured in a helicopter "mishap" in northeast Syria on Sunday, the U.S. military said late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries.
The U.S. military's Central Command said 10 service members were evacuated to higher-level care facilities outside the region.
Central Command, which oversees U.S. troops in the Middle East, said no enemy fire was reported but added that the cause of the incident was under investigation.
Officials at U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to requests for further information.

There are about 900 U.S. personnel deployed to Syria, most of them in the east, as part of a mission fighting the remnants of the Islamic State. American troops there have come under repeated attacks in recent years by Iran-backed militia.

In March, 25 U.S. troops were wounded in strikes and counter-strikes in Syria, which also killed one U.S. contractor and injured another.
U.S. forces first deployed into Syria during the Obama administration's campaign against Islamic State, partnering with a Kurdish-led group called the Syrian Democratic Forces.

While the Islamic State is a shadow of the group that ruled over a third of Syria and Iraq in a caliphate declared in 2014, hundreds of fighters are still camped in desolate areas where neither the U.S.-led coalition nor the Syrian army, with support from Russia and Iranian-backed militias, exert full control.

Thousands of other Islamic State fighters are in detention facilities guarded by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, America's key ally in the country.

U.S. officials say that Islamic State could still regenerate into a major threat.

The threats from Iran-backed militia to U.S. forces are a reminder of the complex geopolitics of Syria, where Syrian President Bashar al-Assad counts on support from Iran and Russia and sees American troops as occupiers.

Twenty-two US troops wounded in Syria helicopter mishap

The US service members were injured in a helicopter "mishap" in northeast Syria on Sunday, the US military said late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries.

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US military says helicopter accident in Syria left 22 American troops injured

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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[Dalit]

The US has completely made an a-s-s out of itself in Syria. The Kurds got dumped and abandoned. All these Americans are doing now is protecting oil/gas wells LOL

 

[Muhammed45]

The US has completely made an a-s-s out of itself in Syria. The Kurds got dumped and abandoned. All these Americans are doing now is protecting oil/gas wells LOL

" The threats from Iran-backed militia to U.S. forces are a reminder of the complex geopolitics of Syria, where Syrian President Bashar al-Assad counts on support from Iran and Russia and sees American troops as occupiers."

Looks like the confused terrorists don't know whom to blame. The Sunni axis of resistance froces in east and northeast of Syria are being armed by Iran. After what they saw in US made ISIS, they are rejoining us.

 

[Muhammed45]

I wonder, what happened that main stream media was allowed to report American casualties?! They always denied any casualties and behaved in a way as if nothing happened. Probably, this one was too hard to whitewash its consequential mess.