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Turkish airstrike kills members of US-backed Kurdish force in Syria

A Turkish airstrike has killed four members of a US-backed Syrian Kurdish force.

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Fighters from the Kurdish women's protection units attend the funeral of a fellow fighter who was killed while fighting against the Islamic State in northeastern Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli Feb. 9, 2019. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

Four members of a US-backed Syrian Kurdish force were killed in a Turkish air attack on the town of Tal Tamar Thursday, according to the Syrian Democratic Forces, part of an escalating multi-pronged campaign against Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq.

The SDF said the attack occurred at 6 p.m. local time and targeted the Tal Tamer Military Council headquarters.

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