US helicopter makes emergency landing in north Syria

A US coalition helicopter made an emergency landing in north Syria on Tuesday with no reported casualties, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve Colonel Wayne Marotto said.

The helicopter went down in the village of Tel Haddad, Hassakeh province. Syrian state media reported earlier that the helicopter had crashed and said that American tanks sealed off the area.

Mr Marotto tweeted on Tuesday afternoon to say that emergency personnel responded to the incident and no injuries were sustained.

Operation Inherent Resolve is the joint task force led by the US to battle ISIS in Syria and Iraq.