Syria war, (Russian and US military vehicles collide)
The Russian and US governments have blamed each other for a collision between Russian and US armored vehicles in north-eastern Syria in which several US troops were injured . Video of the collision was broadcast by a Russian nationalist website, Rusvesna.su, then widely retweeted. The video appears to show a Russian military vehicle in a desert convoy ramming a US armored car, as a Russian helicopter flies low overhead. Russia says the US obstructed a patrol. News of the incident broke on Wednesday. The Russian defense ministry said it had given the US military prior warning that it would be patrolling in the area. "Despite that, in violation of existing agreements, the US armed forces soldiers tried to block the Russian patrol," said a ministry statement quoted by Tess news agency. In response to that, the Russian military pol...