US boosts 'combat power' in south Syria to face Iran-backed militias
US army says it is 'prepared for any threat presented by pro-regime forces' as pro-Assad militias continue build-up near Tanf garrison
The US military says it has bolstered its "combat power" in southern Syria, warning that it viewed Iran-backed fighters in the area as a threat to nearby coalition troops fighting Islamic State.
The remarks by a Baghdad-based spokesman for the US-led coalition battling Islamic State was the latest sign of tension in the region, where the United States has forces at the base around the Syrian town of Tanf supporting local fighters.
"We have increased our presence and our footprint and prepared for any threat that is presented by the pro-regime forces," said the US army spokesman Ryan Dillon on Thursday, referring to Iran-backed forces supporting the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
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There is a little of this over there, the Syrian Kurds too; have said they might be forced to fight Iraqi Shia militias should they cross into Syria. So, this sounds like it is talking about who controls what land.
