US shoots down Syrian bomber for attacking anti-ISIS force

By Kyle Feldscher

Published June 18, 2017 8:44pm ET

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US shoots down Syrian bomber for attacking anti-ISIS force — "In accordance with rules of engagement and in collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces, [the Syrian plane] was immediately shot down by a U.S. F/A-18E Super Hornet," the statement read. (U.S. Navy photo) | Mass Communication Specialist 3r

An American fighter jet shot down a Syrian government bomber in the skies over northern Syria Sunday after the bomber was observed attacking anti-regime, U.S.-backed fighters.

The military announced in a news release that Syrian bombers controlled by President Bashar Assad attacked Syrian Democratic Forces about 4:30 p.m. Syrian time in the town of Ja’Din, south of Tabqah in the northern part of the country.

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