Us special forces came under fire by the Turkish military during the operation "the Source of peace" in the Syrian Arab Republic, told Newsweek.
according to a source in the Pentagon, the American Soldiers considered the possibility of retaliatory fire in self-defense, but did not want this idea after the attack from the Turkish army.
The source told Newsweek that Turkey was to be aware of the positions of American troops. The Source could not name the exact number of us military personnel came under attack in the town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab).
for its part, the Turkish defense Ministry has told, that has taken all the necessary measures that the us base has not been damaged as a result of shelling of the positions of the Kurds near a military facility.
Two days ago, the head of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of "operation peace" in the Syrian Arab Republic. Ankara has repeatedly noted that the military action directed against the outlawed Turkey Kurdistan workers 'party and the terrorist group" Islamic state." *
The operation provoked sharp criticism from parts of the neighbouring countries and also the USA and the European Union.
for example, the head of Donald trump threatened to "destroy Turkey" if Ankara "pass the borders" of what is permitted. The White house also promised "powerful blow" if Turkey will not " play by the rules."
in addition, today the Minister of Finance Steven Mnuchin said that trump wants to give the Agency the right to impose penalties against Ankara.
*Banned in Russia as a terrorist organization
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