By Will McGowan
As American involvement with the Syrian civil war slowly progress, tensions are steadily rising in Syria after a U.S drone destroys a Russian tank. Three lives were taken as a result of the conflict.
Bashar al-Assad, current president of Syria, has been under the protection of Vladimir Putin, which has grown more and more controversial due to the fact that al-Assad’s government
A confirmed attack of a Russian tank by a U.S. drone only further raised concerns for the future of the three nations. U.S. defense officials say that the air strike was in “self defense”. This event will raise questions and possible tensions during the next U.N. meeting.
Russian-backed pro regime forces have became the targets for over 2,000 American soldiers that have landed in Syrian soil. Concerns of a possible “proxy war” between Russia and the U.S. are growing.
“The tank had been maneuvering with coordinated indirect fire on a defensive position occupied by Syrian Democratic Forces and Coalition advisers,” the U.S. Central Command states. The command in charge continues to state:
“The defensive position was within effective range of the tank’s weapon system. Coalition officials maintained regular contact with Russian counterparts via established deconfliction lines to avoid misperceptions and miscalculations that could endanger each other’s forces.”
American troops and Syrian allies were attacked by a regime-backed group of 500 men. An airstrike was called by U.S. jets, with the bombings killing 100 men. Four Russian nationals were additionally killed in strikes.
The event occured 5 miles from the Euphrates River, designed to be a zone in which American and Syrian forces can fight or sort out certain amount of conflict.
“Getting involved with Syria is going to increase tension with the Syrian government and radical terrorists, all while American resentment is going to increase, which in my opinion, will directly affect the amount of homeland terrorism we deal with,” says fellow student Avery Schmidt.
Problems between the 3 countries are predicted to increase further as more American troops are landed within Syrian soil.