According to Alexander Lavrentiev, the Russian president’s special envoy for Syria, Russia has received information that the United States is reinforcing its military presence in Syria. Lavrentiev’s statement was reported by the RIA news agency on Thursday.
“There is such information… that the US is strengthening its military contingent in northeastern Syria, as well as in Al-Tanf, which has been illegally occupied by them for quite a long time,” Lavrentiev was cited as saying.