Mike Brest is a defense reporter at the Washington Examiner. Prior to joining the defense beat, he spent two years covering breaking news for the Examiner, and he worked at the Daily Caller in a similar capacity before that. Mike graduated from American University and is originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Early Thursday morning local time, U.S. forces observed Turkish drones that were conducting airstrikes in the vicinity of Hasakah, some of which landed within a declared U.S. restricted operating zone, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters. The strikes were “approximately a kilometer away” from U.S. forces, he said, while another Turkish UAV reentered the restricted zone and got closer to U.S. troops.U.S. F-16 fighters ultimately shot it down, and no U.S.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler to discuss activity relating to U.S. forces in Syria. The leaders spoke about the situation, which Ryder characterized as"regrettable," due to their NATO connection. "The Secretary reaffirmed that the United States remains in Syria exclusively in support of the campaign to defeat ISIS," Ryder said.For the last several days, Turkey has retaliated against the Kurdistan Workers' Party for a suicide bombing that took place in Ankara last weekend. Following the bombing, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the two assailants arrived from Syria, where they had been trained.
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