SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 7, 2018 — Syrian pro-regime forces
initiated an unprovoked attack against well-established Syrian Democratic
Forces headquarters today, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
officials said.
In a statement, officials said coalition service members in
an advise, assist and accompany capacity were with SDF partners during the
attack, about 4 miles east of the agreed-upon Euphrates River de-confliction
line.
Defensive Strikes
In defense of coalition and partner forces, officials said,
the coalition conducted strikes against attacking forces to repel the act of
aggression against partners engaged in the mission to defeat the Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria.
The coalition remains committed to focusing on that mission
in the Middle Euphrates River Valley and asserts its non-negotiable right to
act in self-defense, of
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