US Warplanes Conduct Air Raid on Syrian Army Convoy Near Border with Jordan

Rasa - Several US fighter jets staged an air assault on an Syrian army convoy near the border with Jordan, but were forced to leave the country's airspace after an S-200 battalion deployed near the capital fire several missiles at them.

News ID: 429749

Date: 19 May 2017 - 21:46

RNA - A military source revealed on Friday that several US fighter jets that were flying in low altitude in the Jordanian airspace near the border with Syria gave several warning shots at a Syrian army convoy that included a logistical vehicles and five tanks.

The source added that the army solider took position near their vehicles subsequently, as the US fighter jets targeted two tanks and some other vehicles.

He went on to say that one of the vehicles of the Syrian army was equipped with an anti-aircraft weapon and started to fire at the US warplanes and forced them to fly at higher altitudes. "Then the Syrian army's S-200 air defense shield deployed in al-Dhumayr region in Northeastern Damascus operated to shoo away the US aircraft.

The US fighter jets left the region as soon as the S-200 anti-aircraft battalion fire missiles at them, the source confirmed, adding that six Syrian soldiers were killed and three more wounded in the US air raid on the Syrian convoy.

Reports said on Thursday that thousands of Hezbollah troops were sent to al-Tanf passageway at Iraq-Syria bordering areas to prepare the Syrian army and its allies for thwarting the US plots in the region and establish security at the Palmyra-Baghdad road.

Hezbollah deployed 3,000 forces in al-Tanf region to participate in Badiyeh operations in Syria. Most of the forces had earlier been stationed in al-Zabadani, Madhaya and Sarqaya regions as well as the Western parts of the town of al-Tofail and Brital, Ham and Ma'araboun heights in the Eastern mountain.

Other units, including the Syrian army allies, also were sent to this front to block the way to the US-backed forces.

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