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Russia warns US of pending attack in Syrian area with US troops

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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent

Updated 0630 GMT (1430 HKT) September 7, 2018

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Washington (CNN) -- Russia has warned the US military twice in the last week that its forces, along with Syrian regime units, are prepared to attack in an area where dozens of US troops are located, according to several US defense officials.

Russia claims that there are militants in the area protected by US troops.

Moscow's declaration has sharply raised US commanders' concerns that American forces would be at risk if a Russian attack goes forward, CNN has learned. And it has sparked US warnings to Moscow not to challenge the US military presence.

Several US defense officials have told CNN that concerns center on a US-led anti-ISIS coalition base at At Tanf. US troops help monitor a 55-kilometer (34-mile) exclusion zone around At Tanf. Given its location near the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq, the At Tanf garrison is seen as a key strategic location as the US, Iran and Russia compete for influence in the region.

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/06/politics/syria-russia-attack-warning-pentagon/index.html

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The U.S. Has Troops in Syria. So Do the Russians and Iranians. Here’s Where.

By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF, JEREMY WHITE and DAVID BOTTI APRIL 11, 2018

President Trump is threatening to launch missile strikes against Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad’s government for a suspected April 7 chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb.

But Mr. Trump’s pick of targets is complicated by the presence of Russian troops and Iranian militias, who are supporting Mr. Assad’s forces in Syria’s seven-year civil war.

Where America, Russia and Iran Have Military Positions in Syria

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American forces in Syria have focused mainly on fighting the Islamic State in the country’s northeast.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/11/world/middleeast/syria-military-us-russia-iran.html

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