General downplays Russian ‘harassment’ of US troops in Syria after troubling incidents
Jeff Schogol
18 hours ago
A top commander in the fight against ISIS attempted to play down encounters between Russian and U.S. troops in Syria amid videos that purportedly show tense exchanges between both sides.
Brett McGurk, the former U.S. envoy to the international coalition that is fighting ISIS, recently tweeted video that appeared to show Russian vehicles blocking a U.S. military convoy in Syria and he urged President Donald Trump to “pick up the phone and tell Putin to stop harassing our troops.â€
However, Russian forces in Syria have by in large abided by the rules in place that dictate how both sides should interact with each other both on the ground and in the air, according to Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, deputy commander for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve.
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