Reports say the US armored convoy was stopped at a Syrian Army checkpoint in a village near the town of Qamishli on Wednesday. The altercation attracted a large group of civilians, who tried to block the convoy from advancing any further.
#Syrian #civilian ‘killed’ by #US troops after armored #convoy blocked by stone-throwing #protesters — state media
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VIDEO: #Syrian villagers exchange gunfire with US-led coalition convoy pic.twitter.com/b72o9PMqeT
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Video footage, allegedly recorded in Khirbet Ammu, show people in civilian clothing – as well as in military uniforms – fire their Kalashnikovs in the direction of the US armored vehicles. It remains unclear who opened fire first, as each side blamed the other for the shooting.