The United States-led coalition continues to commit gross violations of deconfliction protocols over Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on June 22.
The Russian commander said that coalition fighter jets and drones violated the deconfliction protocols 18 times just a day earlier.
“Gross violations of the deconfliction protocols and the bilateral Memorandum on Air Safety in Syria by the US-led so-called international coalition continue. Violations are purposeful and systematic. Over the past day, 18 cases of violations related to the flights of drones and aviation of the coalition were recorded,” Gurinov told a briefing, noting that terror attacks against Syrian troops and civilians have increasingly become frequent.
Tensions between Russian and U.S. forces in Syria have been mounting since Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine last year.
Combined Forces Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich said on June 21 that the U.S. is ready to send more troops to the Middle East in order to “deter aggression.”