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US military starts exercise in Syria amid Russian threats

By Travis J. Tritten
Published September 7, 2018 4:02pm ET
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US military starts exercise in Syria amid Russian threats
Smoke rises after a TNT bomb was thrown from a helicopter, hitting a rebel position during heavy fighting between troops loyal to President Bashar Assad and opposition fighters in the Idlib province countryside, Syria, Sept. 19, 2013. | (AP Photo/File)

U.S. forces in Syria on Friday announced the start of a military exercise amid reports that Russia has warned of possible attack in the same area.

The exercise includes a company-size unit practicing a live-fire aerial assault in the area around Al Tanf, where the U.S. has set up a garrison and declared a deconfliction zone under Operation Inherent Resolve.

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