As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming
A boy rides a bike along a damaged street in a rebel-held area, in the town of Dael, Syria August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa al-Faqir/ AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (Reuters) - Even as tensions between the United States and Russia fester, there is one surprising place where their military-to-military contacts are quietly weathering the storm: Syria. It has been four months since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered cruise missile strikes against a Syrian airfield after an alleged chemical weapons attack. In June, the U.S. military shot down a Syrian ...
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