Russia protests over ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria

Russian forces in Syria have protested over what Moscow described as “provocative actions” by United States forces deployed in the country, Russia’s state news agency TASS has reported.

TASS cited a senior Russian military official on Friday saying that “provocative” incidents had occurred in Syria’s northeastern province of Hassakeh where US forces have been deployed for several years, leading a coalition of local Kurdish troops battling against ISIL (ISIS) and its remnants.