US Coalition Downs Syrian Jet, Army Command Says It Proves US-Daesh Coordination
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The US-led coalition downed a Syrian army fighter jet in southern Syria that was engaged in bombing Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the Takfiri ‘ISIS/ISIL' group], both Syrian army and coalition announced in separate statements.
According to the Syrian statement, the plane was carrying out operations against Daesh in the countryside around Raqqa when it was targeted, leading to a crash and the loss of the pilot, who is currently missing.
"This attack comes at a time when the Syrian Arab army and its allies are advancing in the fight against ISIS [Daesh] terrorists who are being defeated in the Syrian desert in more ways than one," the statement read.
The statement added that although such attacks seek to undermine the Syrian armed forces' struggle against terrorism, they will not be deterred in fighting for stability and security in the Syrian Arab Republic.
The statement stressed that the flagrant aggression undoubtedly affirms the US real stance in support of terrorism which aims to affect the capability of the Syrian Arab army- the only active force- along with its allies that practice its legitimate right in combating terrorism all over Syria.
"The attack stresses coordination between the US and ISIS, and it reveals the evil intentions of the US in administrating terrorism and investing it to pass the US-Zionist project in the region," the statement added.
It affirmed that such aggressions would not affect the Syrian Arab army in its determination to continue the fight against Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations and to restore security and stability to all Syrian territories.
This is not the first time that the US-led intervention in Syria has led to standoffs and violence against pro-government forces. In September 2016, a coalition airstrike on Deir ez-Zor killed over 60 Syrian soldiers while in April 2017, US President Donald Trump ordered a Tomahawk missile strike on the Shayrat airbase, ostensibly in retaliation for the use of chemical weapons by the Syria government, though no concrete evidence of this has emerged.
Earlier in June, the US deployed several High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems [HIMARS] in southern Syria, close to the border with Jordan.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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