US Special Forces Sniper Kills Civilian Taxi Driver in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

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Jim W. Dean and Gordon Duff
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By Ahmed Al -Khaled for VT

Before the outbreak of the Syrian conflict Yasser Aslan used to teach programming. With the war and ever dwindling economy, Yasser, the only breadwinner in the family of six, had to look for additional sources of income. As thousands of other Syrians, he turned his car – a KIA Rio – into a taxi, and drove along the dangerous roads of Deir Ezzor province in an attempt to make the ends meet for himself, his wife and four daughters (15-years-old teenager and 4-years-old triplets).

 



Deir-Ezzor, as well as other eastern provinces of Syria, still suffers from small-scale yet lethal attacks carried out by remnants of ISIS terror group. The terrorists mostly target SAA and SDF checkpoints and patrols in the area, but civilians also fall victim to the attacks.

However, it was not ISIS activities that ultimately resulted in Yasser’s death. May 1st, he and a passenger were driving through the area of Koniko oil facility that hosts a large US military base. As the car drew closer to the base, it unexpectedly came under fire. Yasser was fatally wounded in the head while the passenger survived and was taken prisoner by SDF.

Shortly after Yasser’s relatives were informed that his body was taken to a hospital in Jadid Baqara village. Posts on their social media pages blamed a “US sniper” for the death of their relative and friend, expressing outrage over the incident.

Although Yasser’s demise, most likely at the hands of US military personnel, was reported on-line, neither the Pentagon nor the International Coalition commented on the incident. The story gained no traction in the media. One report described the incident as a ‘clash with ISIS during which a civilian was killed’ without indication of the side responsible for his death.

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  1. As long as the US of A’s military patrol the world; the US of A insists on being top canine in the world; I cannot in good conscience ever be in support of the US of A; ever stand for the anthem, or ever recite the pledge of allegiance!

    • Because of guilt by association and manipulation by the blood thirsty murdering Israelis…..

      BDS 2020

    • To be fair, Major General Smedley Butler’s “War is a Racket” America has been operating long before the British colony in Palestine became “Israel.” The counter-propaganda has just gotten better since then.

      Regular people no longer having to wait more than 2 weeks after the US nuked Japan to find out that the government had been censoring Japan’s surrender offers for over 7 months before has made a huge difference in the war for hearts and minds.

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