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Military Times | US troops have been squaring off with Russian contractors in Syria raising worries of wider conflict
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.
There are worries the confrontations between Russian contractors and U.S. troops could spiral into conflict. Jeffrey commended the professionalism of U.S. troops on the ground for keeping these incidents with the Russians from escalating. |
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