Commentaries And Analysis On The Possibility Of A U.S. - Russian War Over Syria

DW: Are US and Russia inching toward confrontation in Syria?

The downing of a Syrian military plane by a US fighter jet is the latest - and perhaps most serious - sign of a stepped-up US military role in the war. That could put the United States on a collision course with Russia.

When a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Russian-made Syrian SU-22 warplane after it reportedly attacked US-supported fighters near the embattled city of Raqqa, it did not take long for Moscow to respond to what it viewed as an "aggression" against Syrian government forces, which the Kremlin backs.

Russian officials not only suspended the so-called deconfliction channel with the United States that was set up to avoid potential military incidents between the two countries, but also said the military would shoot down any foreign aircraft west of the Euphrates River, which they consider the Kremlin's area of operations.

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Commentaries And Analysis On The Possibility Of A U.S. - Russian War Over Syria

By keeping U.S. focus on Islamic State, Trump risks wider Syria war -- Phil Stewart and Jonathan Landay, Reuters
As Syria’s war enters its endgame, the risk of a US-Russia conflict escalates -- Mary Dejevsky, The Guardian
The US and Russia may be getting closer to a military confrontation -- Alex Ward, VOX
Are Russia and the US About to Go to War Over Syria? -- Mike Pearl, VICE News
Syria war: Tensions between America and Russia escalate as countries clash over drones and airspace -- Mythili Sampathkumar, The Independent
Trump Could Get Us Into a War by Accident: The president’s lack of a coherent Syria strategy is incredibly dangerous. -- Ilan Goldenberg, Slate
After the ISIS War, a US-Russia Collision? -- Patick J. Buchanan, Rasmussen Reports
Is Russia Ready to Fire at US Military Jets in Syria? -- Damien Sharkov, Newsweek
What’s really going on in America’s confrontation with Russia in Syria -- Max de Haldevang, Quartz
Pentagon downplays risk of war with Russia over Syria -- Washington Examiner