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The explosion occurred within a few hundred metres of a location outside the security mechanism zone and in an area known by the Turks to have US forces present," Navy captain Brook DeWalt said
 "US troops in Syria came under fire from Turkish incursion: Pentagon")
US troops near the northern Syrian border town of Kobani came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on Friday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
"The explosion occurred within a few hundred metres of a location outside the security mechanism zone and in an area known by the Turks to have US forces present," Navy captain Brook DeWalt said in a statement following the 9.00pm (1800 GMT) incident.
"All US troops are accounted for with no injuries. US forces have not withdrawn from Kobani."
First Published: Oct 12 2019 | 5:55 AM IST
