Syrian fighter jet drops bombs near U.S. allies, and America responds by shooting it down

A F-18 Super Hornet is launched from the deck of the United States Navy carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a day of Foal Eagle exercises off Ulsan, South Korea, Thursday, March 30, 2006. About 25,000 U.S. troops and an undisclosed number of South Korean soldiers are participating in the maneuvers, dubbed RSOI and Foal Eagle, which began Saturday and was to wrap up on Friday. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

0 Votes

The U.S. military has announced that it shot down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet on Sunday after it dropped bombs near U.S. partner forces who were fighting ISIS.

Videos by Rare

U.S. officials say that the shoot-down was done in the “collective self defense” of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), allies in the fight against ISIS.

RELATED: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad makes a stunning statement about the chemical attacks

A U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet shot down the Assad regime’s SU-22, which “wound[ed] a number of SDF fighters and [drove] the SDF from the town” of Ja’Din.

“The coalition’s mission is to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “The coalition does not seek to fight Syrian regime, Russian or pro-regime forces partnered with them, but will not hesitate to defend coalition or partner forces from any threat. ”

RELATED: President Donald Trump clears up what he wants to happen between the United States and Syria

The coalition said the Russia was contacted before the Syrian plane was shot down.

What do you think?

0 Points
Upvote Downvote

Watch the amazing moment hikers lost in the wilderness are found by a drone hovering high above the trees

Carrie Underwood shares a heart-melting Father’s Day photo that has us weak in the knees