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Turkish troops shelled a US Special Forces unit in northern Syria on Friday, apparently 'by mistake', as they moved in on Kurdish fighters days after President Trump said he would remove American soldiers from the region.

No one was injured and the artillery fell several hundred meters from where the US troops were stationed, according to CNN. The Pentagon has not yet commented.

The shelling occurred on Mashtenour hill in Kobani, a border city under Kurdish control. Turkish forces are moving in on the region to reclaim it from the YPG, a group of Kurdish fighters.

Turkish forces allege that YPG fighters are planning to launch attacks over the border from the area.

The president, when asked about the shelling on the White House lawn on Friday afternoon, said: 'We'll take a look at it.'

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Members of the Turkish-backed Syrian Free Army enter Syria's Rasulayn clear the town on Friday

It wants to move in and create a 'safe zone', wiping out the Kurds and any ISIS prisoners being kept there.

Earlier this week, Trump agreed to remove US Special Operation Units which have been in the region for years, bolstering the Kurds in their fight against ISIS, and the Syrian Army.

Newsweek cited anonymous Department of Defense officials who said it was unlikely that the Turkish army would mistake US troops for Kurds in that case and that they would be aware of US positions 'down to the grid.'

Both a senior Pentagon official and a Iraqi Kurdish intelligence official confirmed the shelling.

CNN reported that there was no indication the shelling was deliberate.

'Turkish artillery hit close to a US special operations unit near Kobani on Friday, US official confirms.

'The artillery shells hit several hundred meters from where the US special ops forces were located. There are no US injuries,' one of its reporters tweeted.

The Pentagon has not yet responded to DailyMail.com's inquiries.

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited A map of the region shows how it is divided between Turkey, the Kurds, and the Syrian regime

It comes after President Trump agreed to remove US troops from the region, where they have been bolstering the Kurds since the start of the Syrian civil war.

Turkey is fighting them, claiming they are a terrorist organization.

Trump has been criticized for the decision, with some fearing it could enable ISIS fighters in the region by removing one of the key groups fighting them, and expose the Kurds to harm.

He has insisted he will impose sanctions on Turkey if it acts irresponsibly.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin also fired a warning shot at Turkey on Friday, saying Trump is prepared to impose 'very significant' sanctions on Ankara if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan steps out of line.

Mnuchin said that Trump had signed an executive order giving Treasury the authority, in consultation with the State Department, to impose sanctions a moment's notice. He declined to elaborate on potential targets but said financial institutions had been put on notice.

Turkey has also been told 'not allow even a single ISIS fighter to escape' from captivity, he announced from the White House podium at a short-notice briefing.

Despite the warning, he said Erdogan's invitation to visit the White House on November 13 remained intact.

The White House announcement was intended to mollify Republican lawmakers threatening to revolt over the president's decision to remove U.S. troops from Syria, in what they decried as an abandonment of Kurdish allies who helped defeat ISIS, and turn over control of imprisoned terrorists to Erdogan's army.

Sens. Lindsey Graham and Chris Van Hollen have vowed to sanction Turkey over the incursion.

Mnuchin told DailyMail.com the president has it handled, and Congress should stand down.

'Secretary Pompeo has been speaking to them daily. I’ve been speaking to the Secretary multiple times a day. I think the message to Congress is -- I know that people were contemplating sanctions. We’re on top of sanctions. The President will use them when necessary.'