U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provide security support during mission on Sept. 9, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Syria. (Cpl. Gabino Perez/Marine Corps)
On December 11, local government supporters intercepted a convoy of the US-led coalition in the northeastern Syrian governorate of al-Hasakah.
another interception of a US patrol in the south of Qamishli by locals, whereupon the patrol consisting of several armored vehicles was forced to retreat pic.twitter.com/XOh3IVKqPQ
— Bosni (@Bosni_94) December 11, 2021
According to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency, the incident took place in the town of al-Matiniyah which is located to the south of the city of al-Qamishli in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah.
“A convoy consisting of several armored vehicles of American occupation forces, accompanied by vehicles of the SDF [Syrian Democratic Forces] militia, attempted to pass through the town of al-Matiniyah on its way to al-Qamishli city, [however] the locals stoned the convoy, breaking the windows of one of the vehicles and forcing it to retreat,” a local source told the agency.
This was not the first such confrontation. Over the past two years, locals, pro-government fighters and Syrian Arab Army (SAA) personnel in northeastern Syria intercepted dozens of US-led coalition convoys. In very few cases, limited clashes broke out.
On December 7, SAA soldiers and local government supporters intercepted a patrol of the US-led coalition that attempted to pass through the town of al-Salihiyah, which is also located to the south of al-Qamishli.
— Bosni (@Bosni_94) December 7, 2021
These confrontations, which appear to be planned, are meant to restrict the movements of US forces in northeastern Syria.
They should have blown it to hell.
They should have blown the trespassing Americans to hell. There… fixed it for ya.