A #US military convoy (L) and a #Russian military convoy are pictured as their #patrol routes intersect on the key #M4 highway in #Syria's northeastern #Hasakeh province on January 20, 2020. @Delilsouleman / #AFP pic.twitter.com/zh3QzJaYcr— Delil souleiman (@Delilsouleman) January 20, 2020
Military Times: US troops have been squaring off with Russian contractors in Syria raising worries of wider conflict
The top U.S. envoy to Syria told reporters Wednesday that he was worried about the increasing number of incidents of Russian contractors pushing deep into U.S.-backed partner force territory in northeastern Syria.
A number of photos taken in January by Agence France-Presse photographer Delil Souleiman have depicted American Oshkosh M-ATV vehicles interdicting and blocking Russian armored vehicles along strategic roads in northeastern Syria.
James Jeffrey, the U.S. envoy to Syria, said Russians have on a “limited” number of occasions violated deconfliction agreements with U.S. forces by moving deep into Syrian Democratic Force’s territory.
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WNU Editor: They are not shooting at each other. But this can get out of hand.
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The Russians are in Syria by agreement with the Syrian government. The US troops are invaders and, in short, have no right to be there, regardless of any deconfliction agreement.
Agreed.
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