Russia:

Aerial Footage Shows US Forces Present in ISIL-Held Regions in Syria

Rasa - Photographs that the Russian Defense Ministry published on its Facebook page on Sunday provide compelling evidence that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US troops that support them are present in Syria's areas held by the ISIL, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

News ID: 432680

Date: 25 September 2017 - 22:54

RNA - Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Mj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Monday that Moscow received no response from the United States or the SDF on the issue of the photographs' revelation by Russia, Sputnik reported.

The photos in question showed a US Hummer armored vehicles that are used by the US Army's special forces.

Konashenkov stressed that the pictures showed no sign of clashes between ISIL terrorists and US personnel in the area, citing the absence of shell craters and the traces of airstrikes there.

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