Russia has protested to the American-led coalition against the Daesh militant group about “provocative actions” by US armed forces in Syria.
Russia Protests Over ‘provocative Actions’ by US Forces in Syria
1 Apr 2023 - 13:48
Russia has protested to the American-led coalition against the Daesh militant group about “provocative actions” by US armed forces in Syria.
Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)_Monitoring, A senior Russian official as saying the incidents had occurred in the northeastern province of Hasakah. The United States has been deploying troops in Syria for almost eight years to combat Daesh.
Hundreds of Daesh fighters are camped in desolate areas where neither the coalition nor the Syrian army exert full control. Russia — which together with Turkiye is carrying out joint patrols in northern Syria — has agreed special zones where the coalition can operate.
Last week the US military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups that it blamed for a drone attack that killed an American contractor at a coalition base in the northeast of the country.
Russia intervened in the Syrian Civil War in 2015, tipping the balance in President Bashar Assad’s favor. Moscow has since expanded its military facilities in the country with a permanent air base and also has a naval base. TASS news agency reported.
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