Since October 1, Syrian government forces have made a notable gains against US-backed militant groups in the southeastern part of the country, near the border with Jordan.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, US forces at At Tanf use refugees living in the Rukban camp in the border area as a human shield against government forces. Furthermore, Russian military spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that US forces turned At Tanf area “into a 100-kilometer ‘black hole’ on the Syrian-Jordanian state border” used by ISIS mobile groups for raids against Syrian forces.
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