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22 US troops injured in helicopter accident in Syria, military says

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FILE - U.S. Army soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while departing a remote combat outpost known as RLZ on May 25, 2021, near the Turkish border in northeastern Syria. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) BEIRUT - A helicopter accident in northeastern Syria over the weekend left 22 American service members injured, the U.S.

military said Tuesday, adding that the cause of the accident was under investigation and that no enemy fire was involved.The military statement said the service members were receiving treatment and 10 were moved to "higher care facilities" outside the region."A helicopter mishap in northeastern Syria resulted in the injuries of various degrees of 22 U.S.

service members," it said. "No enemy fire was reported."A spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.There are at least 900 U.S.

forces in Syria on average, along with an undisclosed number of contractors. U.S. special operations forces also move in and out of the country, but are usually in small teams and are not included in the official count.U.S.

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