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US forces bombed their own base in Syria to keep Turkey from getting to their ammo
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Shortly after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. troops out of Northern Syria, a pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles carried out an airstrike against the LaFarge Cement Factory base in the region, which had served as a joint U.S. Special Operations and Syrian Democratic Forces installation since it was liberated from ISIS control a bit less than three years ago. The decision to conduct the airstrike was spurred by advancing Turkish-backed forces that were not dissuaded by American shows of force conducted by Apache gunships and F-15s. When it became clear that Turkish... Read More
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