A longer video of the confrontation. US forces appear to be blocking a road and then attempt to block the path of the Russian patrol when they drive through the field. An American MaxxPro MRAP appears to collide with a Russian Typhoon-K MRAP. 319/https://t.co/iCliZSYVY9 pic.twitter.com/xZTtN6l0Ib— Rob Lee (@RALee85) August 26, 2020
Daily Mail: Four American troops are wounded when Russian forces deliberately RAM their armored vehicle in eastern Syria during high-speed confrontation
* A Russian armored vehicle rammed into an American patrol vehicle in eastern Syria on Monday
* Pentagon declined to comment as Politico reported that a statement on the attack had been drafted, but not issued, by U.S. Central Command
* Four U.S. troops were wounded, suffering concussion from the high-speed sideswipe
* They were in their MRAP - Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected - vehicle as part of a patrol when the skirmish with a Russian patrol happened
* A Russian military helicopter flew low overhead, a tactic used to disperse people on the ground, and footage was released from the Russian vehicle
* About 500 U.S. troops remain in eastern Syria after Donald Trump ordered a pullout from the north of the country in 2019
* The exact location of the ramming has not been revealed
* Russian planes and ships have been repeatedly accused of buzzing their U.S. counterparts but skirmish is first of its kind involving ground forces
Four U.S. troops were injured after a Russian military vehicle deliberately rammed the vehicle they were driving following a tense high-speed confrontation in the east of Syria.
The U.S. service members have been diagnosed with mild concussion-like symptoms, Politico reported, citing a draft statement by U.S. Central Command.
Video tweeted of the incident bearing Russian markings shows the drama that resulted in the apparent ramming. The precise location of the skirmish was unclear.
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WNU Editor: The Russians outnumbered the Americans, and their MRAPs were bigger. The Americans did not have a chance.
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