Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Four U.S. Troops Injured In Syria After Collision With Russian Vehicles



Daily Mail: Four American troops are wounded when Russian forces deliberately RAM their armored vehicle in eastern Syria during high-speed confrontation

* A Russian armored vehicle rammed into an American patrol vehicle in eastern Syria on Monday
* Pentagon declined to comment as Politico reported that a statement on the attack had been drafted, but not issued, by U.S. Central Command
* Four U.S. troops were wounded, suffering concussion from the high-speed sideswipe
* They were in their MRAP - Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected - vehicle as part of a patrol when the skirmish with a Russian patrol happened
* A Russian military helicopter flew low overhead, a tactic used to disperse people on the ground, and footage was released from the Russian vehicle
* About 500 U.S. troops remain in eastern Syria after Donald Trump ordered a pullout from the north of the country in 2019
* The exact location of the ramming has not been revealed
* Russian planes and ships have been repeatedly accused of buzzing their U.S. counterparts but skirmish is first of its kind involving ground forces

Four U.S. troops were injured after a Russian military vehicle deliberately rammed the vehicle they were driving following a tense high-speed confrontation in the east of Syria.

The U.S. service members have been diagnosed with mild concussion-like symptoms, Politico reported, citing a draft statement by U.S. Central Command.

Video tweeted of the incident bearing Russian markings shows the drama that resulted in the apparent ramming. The precise location of the skirmish was unclear.

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WNU Editor: The Russians outnumbered the Americans, and their MRAPs were bigger. The Americans did not have a chance.

More News On Four U.S. Troops Injured In Syria After Collision With Russian Vehicles

Vehicle collision with Russians injures 4 US troops in Syria -- AP
U.S. troops injured in Russian vehicle collision in Syria, U.S. officials say -- Reuters
U.S. Troops Injured in Syria After Collision With Russian Vehicles -- NYT
Multiple US troops injured in collision with a Russian military convoy in Syria -- CNN
4 US troops injured after collision with Russian vehicle in Syria -- ABC News
US troops injured in collision with Russian military vehicle in Syria -- The Hill
US alleges Russian armoured car rammed American vehicle, injuring soldiers -- The Guardian
U.S. service members injured in Syria after skirmish with Russian forces -- Politico
Four US Troops Injured After Alleged Altercation With Russians in Syria, Reports Say -- Sputnik

7 comments:

Jeffsmith said...

Doesn't really matter what's on the ground. It's what's in the air that matters. Who's helicopters are those.

RussInSoCal said...

Russia is still pissed about the way the US kicked their merc squad's ass 2 years ago. Now the best they got is Mad Max Syria?

Definitely let Russia have Syria. Except the oil. The US keeps the oil of course. We always do.

Anonymous said...

Oil is bid and sold. Nobody "keeps" it.



Anonymous said...

Antitroll, you are such a prima donna pussy.

The US was in Iraq due to the due to their invasion of Kuwait, invasion of Saudi Arabia, and their subsequent jerking our chain in inspections. They also housed a variety of terror groups. While we were in Iraq, Assad decided to throw some sucker punches by aiding jihadis going to Iraq.

The Alawite minority government has also terrorised and disappearing its Sunni citizens.You might not like it but that is the truth.

What I see in you is a blowhard, who wants to badly join Black Bloc in order to terrorise your neighbors. Something you would never do normally.

What is disgusting is that cuck like yourself was blog pimping a small private business on the last 2 months when you ANTIFA is burning small businesses down and you are cheerleading them. What a fucking hypocrite

You are a real PoW.



B.Poster said...

Russ,

As I understand it, the oil reserves are in traditional Kurdish territory. Obviously they are going to need resources to have a viable nation-state. It seems they withdrew from certain areas to consolidate their positions in such a way as to be economically viable and to be able to defend the territory. It is the Kurds who will keep control of the reserves, not us. Of course they will need to be able to defend this without us. I am pleased to see that it does appear that Trump is still working to get us out of Syria and this appears to still be on track.

Anonymous said...

Poster sucks Putin cock

Anonymous said...

So does antitroll