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A US contractor was killed and five American service members, plus another US contractor were injured after a drone struck a military base in northeast Syria, the Pentagon says. "A US contractor was killed and five US service members and one additional US contractor were wounded after a one-way unmanned aerial vehicle struck a maintenance facility on a coalition base near Hasakah in northeast Syria," says Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder. SOUNDBITE
The Department of Defense releases images of Tomahawk missiles being fired from the USS Monterey against Syria in retaliation of chemical attacks allegedly conducted by the Syrian regime. IMAGES
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz visit NATO troops stationed in the northeastern Polish town of Orzysz. IMAGES
The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE
"Northwestern Syria is now a disaster area," says spokesperson for the Syrian Civil Defense in rebel-held areas, Ismail Alabdallah, in an appeal to the international community to offer support. SOUNDBITE
Beita, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- A 28-year-old Palestinian was shot dead Friday by Israeli Army during clashes after a demonstration against Israeli settlement expansion on the lands of Beita village near the West Bank city of Nablus. The victim was identified by the official Palestinian news agency Wafa as 28-year-old Mohammed Ali Khabisa , and according to the Ministry of Health, his death was a result of a gunshot wound to the head. (Camera: ALAA BADARNEH). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE MOURN DURING THE FUNERAL OF MOHAMMED ALI KHABISA, A PALESTINIAN KILLED BY ISRAELI ARMY IN THE TOWN OF BEITA NEAR THE WEST BANK CITY OF NABLUS.
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