Is Syria’s eastern front about to boil over?

Another tough week for US-Turkey relations as Erdogan accuses US of "sick mentality."
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A US soldier stands in front of a military vehicle patrolling near the city of al-Malikiyah in Hasakah province in northeastern Syria near the Turkish border, on Aug. 27, 2020. - DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Syria may be on the verge of another escalation in violence.

Friction is increasing in the east, where on Aug. 25 a Russian vehicle hit an American vehicle on patrol, injuring four US soldiers.

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