American servicemen. Archive photoMOSCOW, 1 Jul. The US and Russia could come into conflict with each other in Syria due to too close contact in the combat zone, writes Newsweek columnist Bonnie Christian. According to the columnist, the crisis in Eastern Europe and increased confrontation between countries significantly increase the risks of war .
«Russian weapons of the first echelon». The United States named the main rival in the ocean «This is a thought that scares even hawks, because the nuclear arsenals of Washington and Moscow, if used, are enough to destroy the world many times over,» the author recalled. Although the two armies stationed in Syria are not openly hostile, but they operate in close proximity to each other and often on the side of the opposing forces. According to Christian, in this situation, any oversight or misunderstanding will become a lit fuse for a powder keg. According to the journalist, the risk can be eliminated through a safer and more reasonable security policy on the part of the United States and with the complete withdrawal of American forces from the Arab Republic.
The West learned the «annoying» truth about Russia after the escalation in UkraineThe armed conflict in Syria has been going on since 2011. Since 2015, at the request of the official authorities, Russia has been providing military and other assistance to Damascus in the fight against terrorism. The United States and its allies, in turn, have been conducting an operation against the Islamic State* in Syria and Iraq since 2014, and they operate in the SAR without the permission of the country's leadership. Former American President Donald Trump, even before being elected in 2016, promised to withdraw troops from the republic and announced it in December 2018. However, he then decided to leave the contingent to protect the oil fields, the proceeds from which are partly received by the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces. Damascus considers this an occupation.*A terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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