Danish F-16s, RAF MQ-9 involved in botched air raid that hit Syrian troops

The Danish Armed Forces has confirmed that two of its F-16s were involved in the air raid that unintentionally struck a Syrian government position on Sept. 17.

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“Two Danish F-16s participated along with other nations’ aircraft in these attacks. The attack was immediately stopped when a report from the Russian side said that a Syrian military position had been hit,” Defence Command Denmark said in a statement.

Separately, the British Ministry of Defense also admitted that one of its MQ-9 armed UAV took part in the same air strike.