Why Vladimir Putin is again threatening US forces in Syria

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Russia and its allies in Syria — Bashar Assad’s regime, Iran, and Iranian proxies — are escalating their threat to U.S. military forces within the Middle Eastern nation.

Coupled with their ongoing breach of a cease-fire zone in southern Syria, the axis powers are seeking to push the U.S. out of eastern and northern Syria.

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