The Pentagon issued a terse warning Friday that the U.S. would act to defend its troops after a close call in Northern Syria in which a pair of Syrian warplanes bombed dangerously close to U.S. special operations forces and the U.S. military scrambled fighter jets.
“We will ensure their safety and the Syrian regime would be well advised not to do things that would place them at risk,” said Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis.
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