Growing Tensions Between U.S. And Russian Forces In Syria

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VOA: Reports: Tensions Grow Between US, Russian Forces in Northeast Syria

WASHINGTON - A U.S. military patrol has blocked a Russian military convoy from using a main highway in northeast Syria amid growing tensions between the two sides, local reports said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor that has researchers inside the country, reported on Tuesday that U.S. forces didn’t allow Russian military vehicles to use a major road between two Kurdish-held towns in Syria’s northeast.

The Russian convoy was attempting to reach a border crossing between Syria and Iraq that is under the control of U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Observatory added.

After Turkish military and allied Syrian militias launched an offensive against SDF fighters in October 2019, Russia, a staunch supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, stepped in to increase its military presence in northeast Syria following a U.S. decision to withdraw troops from parts of the border area between Syria and Turkey.

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WNU Editor: US forces have blocked Russian forces three times in the past few days from entering this part of Syria. This is not by accident .... Russia testing US in Syria: military official (Anadolu Agency).

Growing Tensions Between U.S. And Russian Forces In Syria

US Troops Seen Blocking Russians From Syrian Oilfields In Series Of Dangerous Standoffs -- Zero Hedge
US troops block Russian convoy amid growing tensions over control of oil fields in Syria -- Daily Sabah
U.S.-Russia 'engagements' underscore danger of oil mission in Syria -- Washington Times
U.S. and Russian Dueling Roadblocks Create Friction Near Syria's Oil and Gas Regions -- Newsweek