"ICIDENT" IN SYRIA

INCIDENT IN SYRIA Clash of world superpowers: More Americans wounded in Russian attack, footage of clashes "More Russian vehicles are unsafely in pursuit of Americans," the Pentagon confirmed. Writes: Jutarnji.hrPosted: August 26, 2020 6:49 pm A clash of Russians and Americans A clash of Russians and Americans Twitter Facebook Twitter Messenger E-mail RELATED NEWS 8388027 DRAMA ON THE BORDER Security incident in Israel: The military urged citizens to stay in homes and near shelters DECISION America has announced the transfer of about 12,000 troops from Germany, some of them returning to their homeland At least four U.S. soldiers were injured after clashes with Russian troops in northeastern Syria. The brief draft of the military statement does not distinguish the circumstances of the incident, which, as Politico reports , took place this week. The soldiers did not suffer any serious injuries, mostly mild contusions and concussions, according to a report compiled by the Pentagon. Confirmation of the incident comes after footage of a close meeting between US and Russian forces appeared on Twitter earlier Wednesday, showing a vehicle allegedly belonging to the Russian side crashing into the US, all while being monitored in low flight by a Russian helicopter. The Pentagon did not confirm the authenticity of these recordings, but in the draft of their statement they confirm that there was a deliberate driving of a Russian into a vehicle belonging to the 'coalition', ie the American and allied forces in Syria. 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 - Several Russian vehicles have started the pursuit of the Americans in an unsafe way, according to the US Department of Defense. Although Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, there are still about 500 troops there, mostly in the northeast of the state. Together with opponents of Bashar al-Assad's regime, they are fighting the remnants of the Islamic State, and although Russian forces allied with Assad are operating in close proximity, care has always been taken to avoid close encounters between members of the world's superpowers. As Politico notes, in the past few months, the Russians have begun to penetrate more and more territory that was previously controlled by the Americans, trying to push them out of that country to the end. Although there have been minor incidents so far, they have been extremely rare and only one has been violent. It is a multi-hour battle that took place in 2018, in which American commandos killed 200 to 200 members of Assad's forces and Russian mercenaries from the private company Wagner group.