An American MQ-9 Reaper drone was accidentally shot down over northern Syria on Monday by the US’ main partners in the country, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, according to multiple officials familiar with the matter.
The SDF forces mistakenly identified the drone as Turkish and shot it down under the belief that it posed a threat. Tensions have escalated in northern Syria as Turkish-backed militants have clashed with the US-backed SDF forces in areas that have been under Kurdish control for a significant period.
