Nearly 30 Russian military vehicles head from Al-Qamishli to Abu Rasin

Syrian Observatory activists reported seeing a Russian column of nearly 30 military vehicles (personnel carriers, Zil vehicles and armored vehicles), heading from Al-Qamishly towards Abu Rasin area passing by Al-Darbasiyah. The column’s destination of is not known so far whether it will continue its way to Ain Issa or not.

On January 25, reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory that the U.S. forces stationed at the eastern entrance of Tal Tamr town in Al-Hasakah countryside, stopped Russian military vehicles at the town’s roundabout preventing them from continuing their way towards Al-Qamishli city via Al-Hasakah – Aleppo International Highway aka M4. This action comes within the escalating tension and hassles between both forces.

Separately, U.S. forces are expanding “Tal Baydar” military base in Al-Qamishli countryside, north of Al-Hasakah province, in order to bring troops from other bases nearby. They are also bringing Grad rockets from Iraq to the same base.