Twitter War Between The U.S. And Russia

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The tense exchange between U.S and Russia played out on the very public Twittersphere. Five years of conflict have killed more than a quarter-million people, created Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II

Daily Mail: The Twitter Cold War: US and Russian military take pot shots at one another online as Moscow accuses America of airstrikes on Aleppo that led to civilian casualties

* Russian MOD tweeted that the U.S. had made strikes in Aleppo, Syria, that caused civilian casualties
* But a spokesman for the U.S. led coalition denied this claim, and a social media spat ensued
* U.S. said that the strikes were in fact in Manbij, 60 miles away from Aleppo
* Colonel Steve Warren added: 'Furthermore [Russia's] bombing is reckless and indiscriminate'
* Syria's fragile peace deal was broken within hours after President Bashar al-Assad vowed to retake the entire country

Verbal clashes between Russia and the U.S are nothing new - but rarely are these 'spats' played out on Twitter.

Yet on Wednesday, Russia's MOD took to social media to make the claim that the U.S. had struck Aleppo in Syria, causing a Twitter slanging match to ensue.

The U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition spokesman Col. Steve Warren sparred with the Russian defense ministry after the agency claimed U.S. jets struck Aleppo on Wednesday, resulting in civilian casualties, Turkish news site Andalou Agency reported.

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Update #1: U.S., Russia trade jabs on Twitter over Syria bombings (UPI)
Update #2: Russian, U.S. military leaders in Twitter spat over Aleppo claim (CNN)

WNU Editor: When times go bad this is what happens .... everyone is "yelling at everyone", but no one is listening.