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Washington Post: Pentagon says US aircraft shoots down Syrian government jet over northern Syria

By Washington Post.

Published June 19, 2017 at 10:19 am

This picture taken on Dec. 26, 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC.

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A U.S. strike aircraft shot down a Syrian government fighter jet June 18 shortly after the Syrians bombed U.S.-backed fighters in northern Syria, the Pentagon said in a statement.