The Telegraph: US and Russian troops patrol neighboring villages in Syria
Russian and US troops are patrolling neighbouring Syrian villages as the two countries move to defuse tensions between rival factions fighting the Islamic State in the Iraq and the Levant (Isil).
In what is the closest encounter between the two superpowers in Syria to date, both sides have sent troops into the area around the northern town of Manbij to in a bid to halt fighting between the Kurdish-led Syrian
Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish troops and allied rebel groups.
The Manbij Military Council, an SDF-affiliated group, said on Monday that the town had been placed under the protection of the US-backed coalition following several days of clashes with Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army.
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WNU Editor: We know U.S. forces are in the region (see above video) .... but no video or photos of Russian forces yet. More on the U.S. presence in northern Syria in my next post.
The Manbij Military Council, an SDF-affiliated group, said on Monday that the town had been placed under the protection of the US-backed coalition following several days of clashes with Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army.
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WNU Editor: We know U.S. forces are in the region (see above video) .... but no video or photos of Russian forces yet. More on the U.S. presence in northern Syria in my next post.
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