Russia announced on Friday that it conducted an airstrike against a group of US-backed militants in Syria near al-Tanf, a US military base located in the south of the country.
Russia said it targeted Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn (ShQ), a group that has fought against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Moscow said the Russian Aerospace Forces ” identified and destroyed” a group of ShQ militants.
“This terrorist group is based in the Al-Tanf zone, supplied and trained by instructors from the US Army Special Operations Forces,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Operating from the desert, the Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn militants carried out acts of sabotage against the civilian population and civilian infrastructure in Syria.”
The Pentagon confirmed that the strikes took place in comments to Newsweek, but didn’t provide any details. US Central Command told Newsweek that “CENTCOM is aware of the strike, but does not have information to provide to you on this.”
The US was said to cut off support for ShQ in 2017. In 2018, the group was said to be relocating from the southern area near al-Tanf to northern Syria.
The strikes mark the second time that Russia has targeted US-backed fighters near al-Tanf. Back in June, Russia targeted Maghawir al-Thawra, formerly known as the New Syrian Army. Russia notified the US before launching the strikes on Maghawir al-Thawra, which targeted buildings the group was using at al-Tanf.
Ugh, why are still in Syria. One of Obama/McCain’s legacy was arming the “moderate” Syrian rebels, which pretty much all turned out to be radicals, the largest of which is a literal branch of Al-Qaeda….(just like the Neo-Nazi’s we just armed in Ukraine) More than a decade later and 600,000 dead later, Assad is still there and Syria is country torn up into pieces and we’re still there in their oil fields. WHY? Stop funding “freedom fighters” and meddling in other countries’ business, it never ends well and spend the money AT HOME.
To keep spreading murder and mayhem in the name of “democracy”
Thats why.
It’s the gift that keeps on giving…
Democracy “from the barrel of a gun”- the American Way.
To steal the oil like the US is doing.
“a US military base located in the south of the country.”completely illegal. Syria has NOT asked for this, is NOT an ally of the USA, which is stealing its oil. Russia IS an ally. Go home Yanks.
Russia should also do strikes on the terrorists that the US sends 4 billion dollars to annually.
Wars, I like the way you think 😉
We should really get out of Syria. We really haven’t helped much
You have to admit, we have an excellent imagination when it comes to issuing shiny names to terrorist organizations like the “New Syrian, Free Syrian Army, Syrian National Army…, etc.” But it’s really awkward when the MSM trips and explains that some of those fighters were mercenaries or were formerly affiliated with or part of ISIS or Al-Qaeda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_of_Islam_Brigade
https://everything.explained.today/Martyrs_of_Islam_Brigade/
And let us not forget the former All-Qaeda, rebranded Nusra, rebranded HTS, all along fake rescuers, White Helmets. HTS is very much still around in Idlib. Diminished as a military force, it still controls a plethora of Islamic groups thatvfledvthere. But Turkey peeled off many groups and putting them under its command. The remaining groups know that once UN cuts of supply route to HTS — and eventually will — groups and their families would be abandoned by HTS. This is why Idlib is less of a priority. It will sort itself out eventualltly. White Helmets already pulled out to Germany and Jordan. I am sure so are the real operatives from HTS. The rest would be left to their fate.
And let’s not forget SDF, another shiny creation — Syrian Democratic Forces. Another US creation that is again forccefully backed up, and reneged on promises to Damascus. With Turkish intervention planned, HTS will be pushed back and they know it. Kurdish population does not trust them. Kurdish SDF is fighting Damascus on US behalf, making life very difficult for ordinary citizens.
US hangs on Syria-Turkey-Iraq border in order to control and arm Kurdish militants in all those countries. And to make peace difficult to achieve in all those countries. But the pool of thise willing to do US bidding us shrinking.
I imagine America will stop their meddling and nation bombing when the dollar drops to parity with the Venezuelan bolivar.
If we can piss off Russia and China, at the same time, we can start a world war…
Hang on to your hat Donna…it’s a-comin’!
Don’t forget, as the CIA itself as admitted on occasion, most of those called “terrorists” are mercenaries. They work for the highest bidder. One guess who the high bidder is.
ok uncle sam funded a bunch of ISIS fighters in Syria in an effort to overthrow the legitimate Assad government in Syria. while that was happening, the US media pretended that the legitimate Syrian Assad government was poisoning the little guy Syrian populace with chemical weapons.
but that wasn’t actually happening and many years later the legitimate Syrian president Assad is still the president of Syria. i can’t figure out WTF uncle sam thinks he can gain from Syria.
america does not need the few drops of oil that Syria might still have – maybe it is all about israel and the Golan Heights, but why would that still be an issue 40 years later.