On April 2 and April 3, pro-Russian Telegram channels and media activists were spreading rumors about new U.S. casualties and attacks on U.S. forces in Syria.
According to these rumors:
1. Some pro-government group “National Resistance Forces”, which supports the Damascus government, has shelled a US military base in the area of Raqqah with Grad rockets. The alleged goal of the group is to battle US and US-backed forces in Syria.
The alleged video of the shelling:
2. On March 30, a US military column was allegedly targeted by an IED blast on the road between al-Hasakah and Tell Abyad. Reports argue that two cars were destroyed, 6 US servicemembers were killed and 8 others were wounded in the icndient. Then, the group of US servicemen were allegedly evacuated by 3 helicopters. The rumors argue that the IED had been planted by local groups of “self-defense” acting against the US occupation.
3. Another US military column was allegedly targeted with heavy machine guns on the road between Manbij and Raqqa, also on March 30. The attack allegedly resulted in killing of 2 US servicemen and wounding of 8 others. US troops were once again evacuated by helicopeters, according to reports.
Currently, these rumors are gaining more and more attention from the English-speaking audience. Media activists and outlets spreading such reports claim that they have received information from local sources and even from sources in the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). At the same time, all the sources argue that the attacks were conducted by some “self-defense” or “resistance” groups operating within the area formally controlled by the US-led coalition and the SDF.
However, these reports lack photo or video evidence confirming the allged casualties among US servicemen.
According to Syrian experts, these rumors look like a soft version of the “Russian mercenaries” story when the mainstream media was claiming that over 100 “Russian fighters” had been killed in the US-led coalition strikes on Syrian forces in the province of Deir Ezzor. The key difference is that the “Russian fighters” story was a coordinated media campaign while the “US casialties story” looks like an attempt of some Telegram channels and media outlets to gain more views.
UPDATE: The Russian state-run TV channel Rossiya 24 reports on the issue citing Telegram channel WarGonzo (one of the key sources of the rumors).
could be the vile zionists too, trying to put the blame on russia again
hmm and this video proves nothing. Who knows what is that video and where was taken. So we need more proof or this is propaganda.
Exactly, this video does not mean anything. So, let us wait for real evidences.
SouthFront once again doesn’t bother to expose Russian propaganda stunts, I really admire this move!
A little bit War by Deception should be allowed right? Let the gray mass work… And the article itself says that; These reports lack photo or video evidence confirming the alleged casualties among US servicemen. Good reason to find some more articles
Rather pointless reporting.
I had founded indications of Israeli migrants since 2017 in RT, RUPTLY, liveuamap, Southfront etc but before they were not so active. Now recently like cancer Israel have exposed themselves immediately.
The israeli response to the evil they have done is equally evil. They called the murdering soldiers… Hero’s.
Yes I got it. All terrorists that dying for the cause of butcher Israel are heroes.
It would be better for Erdogan to shut down basforus sea gate and Incirlike military base for all Zionist led Washington and their allies in protest against killing of Palestinians and occupying Syrian and Iraqi lands.
Turks also occupy Syrian lands of Al-Bab and Afrin.
That is not a big issue as much the Zionist led Washington and EU terrorists who have no right to be there in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and in Ukraine.
Yes, but still, they don’t do great things in Syria.
That is true but the SAA cannot provide instant liberation for all at the same time. If the US has learned anything in Iraq , it is the fact that many more US troops were killed and maimed after the 2003 conventional war ended.
They’re incapable of perceiving the wrong and the bad of their action since they have only 1-2 years of memory span then. Nowadays maybe months or less even.
How many of US soldiers then vow to return back for vengeance after crippling years of fighting remnants of Iraq’s army when the whole WMD fiasco disproven ? Or in Afghanistan ? Their propaganda turned culture would keep this wrong +wrong ++ wrong decision so long they do not feel real heat from it.
I have oft said that History to many Americans is when they last defecated :)
The main problem we have in the usa is we want to control the world. but the armada is not enough. we have spread ourselves to thin. history and logic tells us you can not control the whole world just parts of it.
The best bit to control would be the US itself :)
Do a Sykes Picot on it, and keep them fighting amongst themselves for one hundred years.
Good idea.
History tells us that the whole humanity would turn together to fight it’s greatest threat.
No evidence of this anywhere.
Many years ago I read an article by a couple of accountants who looked at the British Empire.
What happens over time, is the cost of keeping the empire exceeds the return from the empire. Another words, the cost of enslaving the people is higher than the output of the slaves.
I do not know where everybody is from or what country that has responded to my comment. most countries have at least some colony or colonies.i am hoping for a victory for Syria and Assad etc. i am against our involvement and policies regarding afghanistan-Iraq Syria and Iran.
I like Russia and respect them for really going after the Jihadis or jewhadis or whatever. Some of my friends were killed in baghdad when we invaded under the second bush-2000. my friends were killed by sniper fire by the IDF posing as iraqi’s in baghdad. so i have a personal contact with this kind of treachery. this is what the realities are today.
hopefully somehow things will change.
The DEEP STATE(CFR/SES) don’t care or give a damm about the American soldiers live, they considered the US MILITARY FORCES their cannon fodders to be used and discarded at will, at the Israeli Ashkenazi, Khazarian ORDERS.
But they do care about the votes, body bags cost votes, and means the cabal (deep state) has to spend more on drugs and movies to keep the American people sedated. If the next US President was an independent, and had a functioning brain, democracy might gain a foothold in the USA. Democracy would ruin everything for the cabal.
Don’t know of one single American who got out of the middle east who wants to go back for any reason whatsoever. Not one. There is a lot of fanatizing about Americans on this site.
Yes it should be a good fantasy if it’s not true.
Through these terrorists they have builtup military bases in the terrorist controlled areas.
The Turks should also get the hell out of Cyprus. War with Greece is on the horizon.
greece has an army?
Perhaps not as strong as Turkish army, but they have Russia behind them.
Whole Cyprus belong to Turkey. You want that Turkey leave that land to morons terrorists to create threats for Turkey.
Erdogan is following the rule of law, as set down in the Montreux Convention.
Turks in action under false flag.
These “Resistance Forces” will get all the help they need…Fort Usrael under attack….
You mean.. being chased with tail between their legs like dogs.. hehehe (not to insult dogs..) I’ll have my popcorns besides me all day watching..
Given the US gave the Taliban fighting the Russians Man Pads in Afghanistan, I guess it would be fair for Russia to give the people fighting the US Man Pads in Syria.
manpads can be game changers.
Seems unlikely the Syrian government would target the US forces unless they were forced to…..
I agree, these are just rumors spread due to the war of words between the US and Russia in the UN. Because if there were casualties among US troops there would be retaliatory strikes and separate media reports. Also since the source insists that locals within the US influenced territory are involved that means that this people spreading the rumors do not want anyone to believe that the US enjoys any local support.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/syrian-town-threatened-turkey-counts-us-backing-133705049.html?