A longer video of the confrontation. US forces appear to be blocking a road and then attempt to block the path of the Russian patrol when they drive through the field. An American MaxxPro MRAP appears to collide with a Russian Typhoon-K MRAP. 319/https://t.co/iCliZSYVY9 pic.twitter.com/xZTtN6l0Ib— Rob Lee (@RALee85) August 26, 2020
Warzone/The Drive: American Armored Vehicle Crew Injured After Violent Encounter With Russian Convoy in Syria (Updated)
The latest escalation follows a spate of “road rage” incidents between U.S. and Russian soldiers in Syria.
Officials have confirmed that the crew of a U.S. armored vehicle was injured after running into a Russian military convoy in an incident in northeast Syria earlier this week. The episode appears to be related to a series of videos of tense encounters between the two forces that have been uploaded to social media channels. The sequences shown in the videos look more like something out of Mad Max: Fury Road than what you think you would find on a modern battlefield.
According to different American media sources, quoting unnamed U.S. officials, the incident occurred when a Russian vehicle apparently deliberately collided with one of its American counterparts, resulting in four U.S. soldiers sustaining “concussion-like injuries.” Other outlets state that “multiple U.S. troops were injured.”
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 27, 2020
US troops operating (illegally) in Syria tried to block Russian patrol despite being warned, Moscow says, after vehicles collide -- RT
Russian Patrol in Syria Took All Necessary Steps to Prevent Incident With US Troops, MoD Says -- Sputnik
Russia’s latest Hermes supersonic missile can wipe out any Western tank, designer says -- TASS
Russia’s latest helicopter carriers to carry multi-purpose gunships -- TASS
Advanced Patriot missile fails in live-fire test -- UPI
US Army Issues Open Call for Companies to Improve Resupply System of Howitzers -- Sputnik
Navy Plans For Wartime Ship Surge; Looks To Small Commercial Yards -- Breaking Defense
Navy Investigation Into USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Now Has An Arson Suspect: Report -- Warzone/The Drive
Repairing the Bonhomme Richard Is Worth Almost Any Cost -- US Naval Institute
Fire on Coast Guard icebreaker Healy ends Arctic scientific mission -- UPI
USS Carl Vinson leaves Washington state for sea trials, F-35s and San Diego -- Stars and Stripes
The Marine Corps’ New Way of Operating Will Still Require the LCAC and SSC -- RCD
Air Force Wants New Ideas To Help Make It Easier For Female Fighter Pilots To Pee In Flight -- Warzone/The Drive
Exclusive: Milley To Sign New Unified Command Plan; Defines SPACECOM’s Roles -- Breaking Defense
CBO: Letting nuclear treaty expire could cost billions -- The Hill
US nuclear weapons budget could skyrocket if Russia treaty ends -- Defense News
Pentagon policy for immigrant troops violates citizenship law, judge rules -- UPI
Democrats press Esper on 'concerning' rise in Pentagon's COVID-19 cases -- The Hill
Democrats press Pentagon watchdog to probe allegations of retaliation against Vindman brothers -- The Hill
China fires a barrage of reported 'carrier killer' missiles into the South China Sea as US-China tensions flare -- Business Insider
China Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It All -- Warzone/The Drive
Chinese military fires ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ missile into South China Sea in ‘warning to the United States’ -- SCMP
Beijing says Chinese military won’t ‘dance to tune’ of US, urges Washington to quit policy of ‘anxiety and paranoia’ -- RT
Chinese military: Rocket Force drills prepare for possible US nuclear weapons attack -- SCMP
Chinese missile launch ‘could raise risk of military clash with US’ -- SCMP
Australia boosts defence spending in latest COVID-19 stimulus -- Reuters
Shinzo Abe meets with U.S. space commander after hospital visit -- UPI
Six Greek F-16 Fighter Jets Take Part in Eunomia Joint Drills Off Cyprus, Reports Say -- Sputnik
Britain May Halve F-35 Fighter Jet Purchases -- Lucy Fisher, The Times
Iran Used Russian Radar to Track US F-35s After Soleimani Killing, Firm's Deputy CEO Says -- Sputnik
Modern spy satellites in an age of space wars -- DW
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