The United States and NATO have always confronted Russia over Ukraine, but they have not dared to clash with Russia head-on on the battlefield in Ukraine. But America's patience has reached its limit, so it has turned its attention to Syria in order to cause problems for Russia there.
On November 19 local time, a US military convoy consisting of five armored vehicles broke into the vicinity of a Russian air base in Syria without permission. Since the Russian army does not have many troops here, the perimeter is guarded by the Syrian military. The Syrian ** army detected the attempt of the US convoy and immediately intercepted it and trapped the US armored vehicle in an inconsequential clearing.
Soon after, the American convoy left in disgrace, leaving no trace.
Some people speculate that the reckless behavior of the US military this time was due to a malfunction in the car navigation system, mistaking a Russian military base for a granary or oil field. But if this is really the case, the US military convoy should be accompanied by trucks or tankers, and not just armored vehicles.
Forget it, let's take it as an unintentional mistake by the US military. In northern Syria, there have been many direct contacts between the US and Russian forces, and there have even been incidents of collisions between armored vehicles. It's just that before the "traffic police" arrived, they settled peacefully on their own.
Both Americans and Russians are earthlings and both love sports. Russia's Putin likes to play ice hockey and judo, and the United States' Biden likes to meditate and wrestle. I just hope they don't hurt others by going too far.
In order to anger its big brother, the United States, Israel sent warplanes to bomb some military targets in Syria. This has been the case in the past, and the targets of the bombing are usually Iranian military bases and warehouses in Syria. But the bombing targeted military positions along the coast, killing several Syrian soldiers. This is clearly for the Russians who have two naval bases in Syria: you are against my eldest brother, and my brother is not happy.
Russia, of course, knows that Israel is a difficult character to mess with, so it does not care about giving Israel a chance to behave in front of the United States. This is what we often say, "adults don't care about villains".
The Kurds are scattered along the borders of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Their every move will cause fluctuations in the four countries.
A recent incident in the Turkish capital is related to the Kurds. Turkey ** Erdogan, who has always been hot, immediately vowed to retaliate. He has already launched "Clawsword" airstrikes on parts of Syria controlled by Kurdish militants, reportedly injuring U.S. military personnel who train militants there.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that it will also launch a ground operation in the future against areas such as Aleppo, which are controlled by militants. This makes the US troops stationed in northern Syria very uncomfortable. An infighting between NATO members seems inevitable, but it is Syria that hurts the most. It's like the Russian-Japanese war that broke out on our territory back then.
Iran has not been at peace lately, and a civil unrest triggered by the murder of a Kurdish woman has turned into a color revolution to overthrow the current Iranian system, bring down the current Iranian regime, and implement Western-style democracy. This is exactly the old playbook that happened in the Middle East ten years ago, so Iran does not dare to be careless.
But the Iranians believe that "the best defense is offense." So recently some US military bases in Syria and Iraq were attacked by mysterious rockets, causing some damage. The United States has begun an investigation and is threatening retaliation.
Perhaps coincidentally, the Iranian side began to deploy troops along the border with Iraq, and although the reason was not disclosed, the countries concerned have already understood.
The Russian side, of course, will not miss the opportunity to intervene: invitations have already been sent to the leaders of Turkey and Syria to come to Russia for mediation. But everyone understands that the crisis is not caused by the contradictions between Turkey and Syria, and Putin is just trying to find an excuse for Bashar and Erdogan to meet and discuss how to jointly deal with a potential enemy like the United States.