The Frequency Of U.S. Troops And Russian Contractors Facing Each Other In Syria Has Increased In The Past Few Weeks

A #US military convoy (L) and a #Russian military convoy are pictured as their #patrol routes intersect on the key #M4 highway in #Syria's northeastern #Hasakeh province on January 20, 2020. @Delilsouleman / #AFP pic.twitter.com/zh3QzJaYcr

— Delil souleiman (@Delilsouleman) January 20, 2020

Military Times: US troops have been squaring off with Russian contractors in Syria raising worries of wider conflict

The top U.S. envoy to Syria told reporters Wednesday that he was worried about the increasing number of incidents of Russian contractors pushing deep into U.S.-backed partner force territory in northeastern Syria.

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.

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WNU Editor: They are not shooting at each other. But this can get out of hand.

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