yeah, so fir- first of all, just a- a little context ##
uh up front. ##
um ##
you know Turkey ##
uh is ##
one of our strongest and most valued ##
uh NATO allies and that- that partnership continues ==
and will continue ##
uh so this is certainly a regrettable ==
incident. ##
um ##
At approximately ==
seven thirty local time ##
in Syria today ##
uh ##
our- our forces had observed ==
U.A.V.s conducting airstrikes in the vicinity of ==
Hasakah ##
Syria. ##
uh Some of those ==
strikes were inside ==
a declared U.S. restricted operating zone ##
uh R.- R.-  or R.O.Z. ##
near Hasakah ##
uh and were approximately a kilometer away from ##
U.S. forces who ##
relocated to bunkers.##
At approximately eleven thirty local time, ##
a Turkish U.A.V. ##
uh ##
re-entered ##
the R.O.Z. ##
on a heading toward where U.S. ##
forces were ##
located. ##
uh U.S. commanders assessed that the UAV, ==
which was now less than half a kilometer from U.S. forces, to be a potential threat, ##
and U.S. F-16 fighters ##
subsequently shot down the UAV in self-defense ##
uh at approximately eleven forty local time. ##
It's important to point out ##
that no U.S. forces were injured during the incident. ##
We have no indication ==
that- uh ##
that the- ##
uh ##
that Turkey was intentionally targeting ==
U.S. forces. ##
uh And as I mentioned, ##
um ##
the secretary did talk to his Turkish counterpart ##
uh and reaffirmed our commitment to ==
continue to closely coordinate.