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| 1 Syrian soldier killed, 2 others wounded in US airstrike, state media reports | 1 Syrian soldier killed, 2 others wounded in US airstrike, state media reports |
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| A US airstrike targeted a Syrian Army checkpoint in the country’s northeast, killing one soldier and wounding two others, according to SANA. | A US airstrike targeted a Syrian Army checkpoint in the country’s northeast, killing one soldier and wounding two others, according to SANA. |
| The soldiers were targeted by a warplane after they prevented an American military patrol from passing through the area, the outlet reported. The incident occurred southeast of Qamishli, a city near the Syria-Turkey border. | The soldiers were targeted by a warplane after they prevented an American military patrol from passing through the area, the outlet reported. The incident occurred southeast of Qamishli, a city near the Syria-Turkey border. |
| The wounded soldiers were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, SANA reported. | |
| Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported that one of the wounded soldiers was an officer. | Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported that one of the wounded soldiers was an officer. |
| US military patrols around Qamishli have led to confrontations in the past. In February, SANA reported that one man was killed after a crowd tried to prevent a US convoy from passing through a checkpoint east of the city. | |
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