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Russia and the Syrian regime bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria, U.S. general says

gee poor Dan, he doesn't get that Vlady is more important to our slesze then our friends are to us

By Dan Lamothe March 1 at 3:19 PM

let's see if the big fat man even says anything ..

Russian and Syrian regime forces bombed U.S.-backed fighters Tuesday in villages near the Syrian city of al-Bab, a U.S. general said Wednesday, characterizing the incident as a likely mistake.

Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, who leads the fight against the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria, told reporters Wednesday that he believes the pilots thought they were bombing militants, not the Syrian Democratic Forces that the United States trains and advises. U.S. forces, who were a couple of miles away to assist the Syrian fighters, called in the information and the Russians halted the airstrikes, Townsend said.

Russia denied any involvement in the bombings afterward, saying neither Russian nor Syrian aircraft were involved, according to the Kremlin-funded news agency RT. “Not a single” airstrike on the areas Townsend cited were carried out by the two militaries, Russian defense officials said in a statement. Russia often denies involvement in military operations despite evidence to the contrary.

the rest is here
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/03/01/russia-and-the-syrian-regime-bombed-u-s-backed-fighters-in-syria-u-s-general-says/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.787aa33e766f