US and Syrian forces and local residents have engaged in a tense war of position in the country's northeast in recent months, with Syrian troops and locals repeatedly blocking American convoys attempting to make their way through local communities. Fortunately, most of these incidents have taken place without either side resorting to deadly force.
Residents of the villages of Abu Qasaeib and al-Rhaia al-Souda in the al-Qamishli district, Al-Hasakah governorate banded together to intercept and turn back a US convoy of five vehicles, preventing them from traveling through their communities along a key local road, the Syrian Arab News Agency has reported.
Video footage reportedly shot outside one of the villages shows locals, activists and troops singing songs and waving a Syrian flag after engaging the US convoy in a short standoff and forcing it to turn back. No gunfire was exchanged and no one was hurt in either of the incidents.
This is said to have been the second time in two weeks that the US military has attempted to drive through the area.
At least two similar incidents took place in the nearby village of Hamo earlier this month. In these, US military vehicles and Syrian Democratic Forces militia attempted to pass through, but were reported to have been turned back by locals gathered at a Syrian Army checkpoint.
Hamo residents repeatedly blocked US military convoys from attempting to pass through their community last month as well, preventing convoys of between…
What a shame. The USA military is not working for peace but rather looting of the oil resources of Syria 🇸🇾.
The people of Syria have exposed the conman behavior of the USA.