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US State Dept. on Strike on Syrian Troops: 'We Do Not See This as an Escalation'

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The United States Department of State said Washington does not see the airstrikes by the Coalition forces against pro-Syrian troops as an attempt to escalate... 08.06.2017, Sputnik International

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US State Dept. on Strike on Syrian Troops: 'We Do Not See This as an Escalation'

19:39 GMT 08.06.2017 (Updated: 11:43 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AP Photo / Hammurabi's Justice NewsIn this photo taken on Tuesday May 23, 2017, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group, the Hammurabi's Justice News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a U.S.-backed anti-government Syrian fighter form Maghaweer al-Thawra stands on a vehicle with heavy automatic machine gun, left, next of an American soldier who also stands on his armored vehicle, right, as they take their position at the Syrian-Iraqi crossing border point of Tanf, south Syria

In this photo taken on Tuesday May 23, 2017, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group, the Hammurabi's Justice News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a U.S.-backed anti-government Syrian fighter form Maghaweer al-Thawra stands on a vehicle with heavy automatic machine gun, left, next of an American soldier who also stands on his armored vehicle, right, as they take their position at the Syrian-Iraqi crossing border point of Tanf, south Syria - Sputnik International

The United States Department of State said Washington does not see the airstrikes by the Coalition forces against pro-Syrian troops as an attempt to escalate the situation in the region.

A truck of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). (File) - Sputnik International

US-led Coalition Says it Doesn't Aim to Fight Against Syrian Army, Russia

8 June 2017, 17:17 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States does not consider strikes against pro-Syrian government forces near At Tanf an escalation of tensions, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a briefing on Thursday.

"We do not see this as an escalation," Nauert told reporters when asked about the strikes.

Earlier on Thursday, the US-led coalition fighting Daesh terror group (banned in Russia) conducted the third strike against pro-Syrian government forces within a deconfliction zone near At Tanf. The coalition also destroyed a pro-Syrian government drone, similar in size to a US MQ-1 Predator, which dropped munitions on a coalition patrol.