Report: US Bombed Syrian Army in Support of ISIS

Report: US Bombed Syrian Army in Support of ISIS

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Menahan InformationLiberation Sep. 17, 2016 According to the Syrian Army, the United States just bombed one of their positions so ISIS could overrun it. Via Reuters: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's army general command said warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition bombed a Syrian army position at Jebel Tharda near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, paving the way for Islamic State fighters to overun it. The air strike killed Syrian soldiers and was "conclusive evidence" that the U.S. and its allies support the jihadist group, the Syrian army said in a statement, noting that the strike was "dangerous and blatant aggression". The U.S.-led coalition has been conducting air strikes against Islamic State since September 2014. In December Damascus accused the coalition of striking an army camp near Deir al-Zor, but Washington said it was done by Russian jets. A strike list issued by the U.S. on Saturday said it had carried out a strike at Deir al-Zor against five Islamic State supply routes, as well as strikes near Raqqa and elsewhere in Syria. Syria's army controls Deir al-Zor airport and parts of the city which are otherwise entirely surrounded by territory held by Islamic State. The U.S. admitted hours ago they "may" have been responsible for the attack which reportedly killed 62 Syrian soldiers: The U.S. military says it halted an air raid against the Islamic State group in eastern Syria after being told by Russia that it might have struck Syrian government forces. The U.S. Central Command statement was issued late Saturday, after Syria and Russia said the U.S.-led coalition had struck a Syrian military base in Deir el-Zour that is surrounded by IS militants, enabling them to advance. The statement says "the airstrike was halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military." It says "coalition forces would not intentionally strike a known Syrian military unit." Last month, a report came out from an Israeli think tank saying the U.S. should not destroy ISIS because it's a "useful tool" against Syria, Iran and Hezbollah. http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=55506