Russian and U.S. forces have faced off for what could be the fourth time in less than two weeks in oil-rich northeastern Syria, the local Kurdish news outlet Anha reported Saturday.
Video of the reported standoff in the Hasakah province showed a Russian-flagged armored vehicle and what appeared to be two U.S. Army armored vehicles standing on a highway off-ramp.
US forces has blocked an Russian military patrol eastern entrace of Tell tamr city and blocked the way to M4 international road. Russian military patrol were forced to retreat back to Tell tamr city. pic.twitter.com/XY4CfTXzYj— Rojava Network (@RojavaNetwork) January 25, 2020
Following the “skirmish” at the entrance to the town of Tal Tamr — which lies on a highway to the region’s key oilfields — the U.S. and Russian convoys reportedly headed in different directions.
Russian helicopters and U.S. warplanes flew over Tal Tamr half an hour after the incident, Anha reported. The outlet did not say how long the standoff lasted.
American troops have blocked a Russian convoy from accessing oil fields at least four times in the past eight days, Turkey’s Daily Sabah newspaper reported Sunday. U.S. troops also “blocked” a Russian military patrol from accessing an oilfield in the Hasakah town of Rmelan on Jan. 18.
A Russian army helicopter flies over a patrol of US soldiers in the town of Tal Tamr in Syria’s Hasakeh province on the border with Turkey
📸 Delil Souleiman pic.twitter.com/gcHZwsqHdC— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 27, 2020
The latest standoff took place two days after Kurdish forces similarly prevented Russian troops from passing through a major city to establish a military zone near the Rmelan oilfield, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported.
Commenting on that incident, a top U.S.-led coalition commander said “the Russians are always testing us,” Anadolu reported Thursday.
U.S. and Russian forces maintain bases in northeastern Syria.
The two countries have experienced “hiccups” in their military deconfliction efforts in Syria, James Jeffrey, the U.S. special envoy for Syrian engagement and the anti-Islamic State coalition, said Thursday.
Russia has waged an air and sea campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since 2015 as Moscow’s Middle East ally has grappled with a years-long civil war. The U.S.-led coalition deployed in the war-torn country in 2014.
(c) The Moscow Times
Sooner or later the Russian invaders are going to make a mistake and getting their asses whooped hand-to-hand may not be the result next time.
Believe we ate both invaders in Syria. Them less than us because they are there at the invitation if the only official government in Syria. Not clear who invited us, if anyone.
are not ate
The US are allied with Turkey, friend. If you hate America and don’t believe in human rights then I would suggest RT forums would be much more comfortable for you.
Our troops are not in Turkey. They are in Syria. Turkey is in Syria without invitation of the Syrian government also.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2043 was unanimously adopted on 21 April 2012.
The resolution resulted in the setting up of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria to observe the implementation of the Kofi Annan peace plan for Syria on the Syrian Civil War.
You would prefer the authorization of a murdering dictator or the UN? Or do your masters not allow you to think for yourself?
My only master is my wife and you are right she does not allow me to think for myself
Good, maybe she can convince you to move to a much more democratic, freedom-loving, fair country that never invades other countries, like maybe Russia?