The United States threatened to attack Russian troops in Syria

Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, a few days ago, led the US troops in Syria and Iraq, became the first American military openly about the collision of American and Russian armies in the middle East.

«We have informed the Russians about our location, and they gave it to the Syrians. We said that if our troops are threatened, they will take action of self-defense», — said the commander to CNN.

• Statement of General readiness to defend operating in Syria an American soldier from hostile actions of the Russian and Syrian troops followed the incident in the town of Hasaka on August 19 and almost caused a collision Syrian and American pilots.

Aircraft us air force F-22 Raptor has forced two Syrian fighter to abandon the attack Kurdish units advancing on a Syrian army position. In the affected area were the American commandos, who supported the attack.

RIA Novosti quoted the press Secretary of the foreign Ministry of Russia Maria Zakharova. According to her, Russia is with the United States work on developing a joint approach to resolving the Syrian crisis, and this process «has entered the crucial phase».

The representative of the foreign Ministry stressed that statements such as those made by the ex-CIA Deputy Director Michael Morella with a call to kill Russians and Iranians in Syria, devalue the progress made.
 [israel-today.ru]
21/8/16
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