Will the United States take action against Russian troops in Syria? Pentagon officials reveal a new trend in Syria | Officials | United States
According to today's Russian television website on July 15th, a Pentagon official revealed to the Associated Press on the 14th that the United States is considering a "military response" to Russia's aerial presence in Syria.
According to reports, the unnamed Pentagon official refused to specify which options the United States is considering, but said that the United States intends to respond to "Russia's increasing aggression against Syrian airspace.".
The official also said that the "increasing cooperation" between Russia, Syria, and Iran aims to completely drive the United States out of Syria.
Earlier this month, the highest commander of the US Air Force in the Middle East, Alex Glinkovich, claimed that Russian fighter jets had "harassed" the US MQ-9 Reaper drone three times over Syria within a week.
The report pointed out that the Russian Aerospace Forces were conducting joint exercises with the Syrian Air Force at the time, and the Russian side accused the US drones of violating the no fly zone of the Russia Syria joint exercise.
The report states that despite the Syrian government's demand for the US military to withdraw from the country, the US insists that it will continue to use drones in Syria.
In addition, Russian Sputnik News Agency reported on July 16 that Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, Deputy Director of the Russian Mediation Center for Conflict Parties in Syria, said that the so-called international anti-terrorism alliance led by the United States violated the conflict elimination agreement 14 times in a day in Syria, and five violations of airspace by the so-called international anti-terrorism alliance's fighter jets and drones were recorded in the Tanv area where international routes pass.
Gulinov said, "The so-called international counter-terrorism alliance led by the United States has been recorded with 14 violations of the Conflict Resolution Protocol reached on December 9, 2019 within a day, including unmanned aerial vehicle flights without consultation with the Russian side."
According to his introduction, in the Tamfu area where international routes pass through, there have been 5 air violations recorded by 2 Typhoon fighter jets, 2 Rafale fighter jets, and 1 MQ-1C Grey Hawk drone.