CNN: In Syria, the Russian armored personnel carrier rammed the US armored vehicle, several Americans suffered

Several American troops were injured in the province of Khasaka in the northeast of Syria, when a Russian military vehicle crashed into their car, CNN reports with reference to unnamed American officials.

According to their version, the Russian military deliberately went to a clash. According to preliminary data, up to four US military were injured. They, in particular, diagnosed a concussion. Western media emphasize that none of the parties used weapons.

According to the American side, a Russian army helicopter flew at the scene at low altitude. “We are talking about tactics that the military often use when they want people to leave the area,” writes CNN.

The Arab portal Al-Masdar publishes several amateur videos of low quality from the scene. On them, it is evident how, presumably, the Russian armored personnel carrier comes closer to the American armored vehicle. Other military vehicles can also be seen on the frames, Interfax notes.

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According to CNN, the Pentagon leadership was immediately informed about the incident, but still remains silent. At the same time, it is known that the head of the United Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the military coalition, who fights in Syria with Islamic terrorists, General Mark Mill on Wednesday communicated by telephone with the head of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov. This was told by the press secretary Millie.

American military personnel in Syria are often in contact with the Russian military, who support the regime of President Bashar al -Assad. However, this is the first known case when such contact led to injuries from the Americans.

In Moscow, they repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the American military presence in Syria and the fact that US military supported the Kurdish militia, which not only fights against Islamic terrorists, but also fights the government forces subordinate to Bashar Assad. The rivalry of Moscow and Washington was especially acute in the desire to control the Syrian oil fields. In 2018, an attempt at Russian mercenaries and Syrian military to take control of oil crafts led to an armed clash using heavy weapons. As a result of aviation and artillery blows inflicted with the participation of Americans, about 200 Russians died, according to some reports.