US Fighter Jet Shoots Down NATO-Ally Turkey’s Drone Over Syria

Pentagon press secretary Gen. Pat Ryder described it as a ’regrettable incident.’

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet in a file photo. Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet shot down a combat drone belonging to Turkey, a NATO ally, on Oct. 5 over northern Syria, the Pentagon said.

Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder repeatedly called it a “regrettable incident” during a news conference the same day.