Deconfliction Zone

DAMASCUS, SYRIA — As things in Syria seem poised to heat up dramatically in the coming weeks, CNN has reported that Russia has warned the U.S. that the Russian and Syrian militaries are prepared to launch an offensive on the Al-Tanf military base in Syria, an installation that has been controlled by the U.S. military since 2016.

(ANTIMEDIA) — Hundreds of Iranian-backed militiamen loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad are amassing near a U.S. training base located near the country’s border with Iraq, according to the U.S. Defense Department.