A clear warning to Washington sent to Moscow two times last week that its forces, along with Syrian government forces, are ready to attack the US base at At Tanf, which is on the border of Syria, Iraq and Jordan, but on Syrian territory and there are hundreds of US soldiers and other personnel.

Moscow has said there are terrorist forces in the region, and US forces will be at great risk if the Russian and Syrian forces are attacked.

In response, the US said they have every right to defend themselves if Russians attack the base.

Of course, the base is illegal as it is in possession of the territory of the Syrian territory, but the US is trying to justify its presence there as a “de-escalation zone” in the fight against terrorism, an area of ​​about 55 km.

As CNN says, the United States has issued a new message in response to Russia not to trigger US military presence in the region.

Pentagon officials said the American “guard” in the region is strategic in an area where Russia and Iran are trying to maximize their influence.

According to the same officials, there is a lot of concern as they fear that Russian warships in the eastern Mediterranean will launch cruise missiles against positions claiming to be Islamic terrorists in the same area where US troops are stationed, which will cause a straight showdown of American and Russian forces if Russian strikes are not apt …

So far, as noted, no concentration of Russian forces has been observed, while officials do not disclose through which “concert” channel the warning was made.

As noted both by US Defense Secretary James Matisse and US Chief of Staff General Danford, he is aware of Russian warnings, suggesting that US troops have every right to defend themselves in the event of an attack by making sense:

“The US forces there will not need approval from higher ranks to answer.”

“We warned them to stay out of At Tanf. We are ready to answer, “ officials said to add:

“The US does not want to wage war with the Syrian government, or with organizations it supports. However, if we are attacked, the US will not hesitate to use the necessary and necessary power to defend itself. “

The American base at Al-Tanf was set up in 2016 on the grounds of training of FSA guerrillas in the war against ISIS. In fact, and as Russia accuses the United States, the region has become a nursery for rebel terrorists trained and protected by US forces. The area occupied by this semi-autonomous area with what has become known has a radius of 55 km around the base.