SANA says the jets were targeted over the Idlib region, and that the four pilots ejected with parachutes and landed safely.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Saturday that the deployment will take place in villages close to the town of Tal Tamr in the Khabur river region.

U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said American troops began pulling back Monday from positions along the border in northeast Syria ahead of an expected Turkish invasion that the Syrian Kurds say will overturn five years of achievements in the battle against the Islamic State group.