U.S.: Turkey _Bracketed_ American Troops with Artillery Fire

(Washington Post) Dan Lamothe - Turkish forces who launched multiple artillery rounds near a U.S. Special Operations outpost in northeastern Syria on Friday have known for months that Americans were there, according to four current and former U.S. officials. One Army officer said multiple rounds of 155 mm fire were launched from Turkey's side of the border and that they had a "bracketing effect," with shells landing on both sides of the U.S. outpost.


2019-10-15 00:00:00

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