“We told you so.” U.S. General told about the incident under the Deir ez-Zor
“The attack was unprovoked, but not unexpected,” — said the commander of operations of the U.S. air force in Syria about the incident, in which, as reported, could be killed hundreds of Russians of private military companies. Moscow information is not confirmed.
At the Pentagon still don’t know who the coalition broke under the Deir ez-Zor 7 Feb. The commander of the operations of the U.S. air force in Syria, Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigan spoke in detail about the incident with the destruction of “unidentified unit” in the valley of the Euphrates. In particular, the Western coalition is still assessing the composition of the forces advancing on the headquarters of the Kurdish militia.
According to numerous reports from Russian and Western media, in the course of the collision alleged to have killed and wounded a large number of Russians of private military companies — by some estimates, up to 200 people. Official Moscow information is not confirmed.
In addition, the General led the detailed composition of the coalition forces, used in the defense of the Kurdish headquarters. According to him, the operation was even used strategic bombers B-52.