A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down a Syrian government warplane after it attacked Washington-backed fighters near ISIS' de facto capital of Raqqa, the U.S.-led coalition said Sunday. The coalition confirmed that a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian Su-22 that had dropped bombs near SDF positions. The coalition said the shootdown took place "in accordance with rules of engagement and in collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces." Earlier Sunday, the Syrian military accused the U.S.-led coalition of downing one of its fighter jets in southern Raqqa on a mission against ISIS militants. Earlier this month, a U.S. F-15 shot down an Iranian drone in southern Syria after it fired on U.S.-backed forces.

Source: Fox News June 18, 2017 21:22 UTC