Pentagon Says 22 US Troops Injured In Syria In Helicopter 'Mishap' Sunday

FILE – A UH-60 Blackhawk, with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, flies over the Syrian countryside, August 17, 2019. (Spc. Alec Dionne/Army)  

FOX News: US military helicopter 'mishap' in Syria leaves 22 service members injured, CENTCOM says 

US Central Command: Service members receiving treatment for their injuries 

A helicopter "mishap" in Syria over the weekend left 22 service members injured, the U.S. military announced Monday evening. 

U.S. Central Command said in a press release that said the service members suffered "various degrees" of injuries during the incident Sunday in northeastern Syria. 

 Central Command said the injured service members are "receiving treatment for their injuries and 10 have been evacuated to higher care facilities outside of the CENTCOM AOR." No enemy fire was reported, according to the press release. 

The incident is under investigation.  

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Pentagon Says 22 US Troops Injured In Syria In Helicopter 'Mishap' Sunday  

US military says Syria helicopter accident leaves 22 troops injured -- AP  

22 U.S. Troops Are Hurt in Helicopter ‘Mishap’ in Syria -- New York Times  

22 US troops injured in Syria in helicopter 'mishap' Sunday, military says -- ABC News  

22 US service members injured after ‘helicopter mishap’ in northeastern Syria -- CNN

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