Unfortunate fallout from this accident.
2 #US officials told @Reuters that "a small number of U.S. troops were injured", that injuries were "mild" & that they came "as a result of a collision and not any exchange of fire"
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
.@politico cites a draft #Pentagon statement on the #US-#Russia clash saying "4 troops been diagnosed with mild concussion-like symptoms after the incident". The video of the incident feat. 2 RUS vehicles approach an American one & RUS officer shouting "Hold'im, c'mon, block him"
#Russia/n reconciliation center in #Syria explained today why the incident w/ #US troops occured:
According to the RUS version, RU mil patrol needed to enter US-controled zone in SYR and RU-US commands agreed the route, entry & exit points. 1/2
interfax.ru/world/723519
When RUS entered US zone, 2 American MRAP vehicles started chasing 5 RU armored cars & 2 other US cars blocked the road.
"RUS patrol simply took measures to prevent the incident & carry out the task set by the command", RUS mil said.
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What is unclear to me is how 4 US military got "consussion-like" traumas in that incident, the videos we saw don't show a major clash. Perhaps, not everything got filmed and there was some other story behind the camera..
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