Article snippet: Posted at 5:00 am on June 13, 2017 by Grant Gambling Three days ago the Russian Military gave this press conference. The scariest part is having to read the subtitles. A daunting task. It’s overwhelming and scary. It is so official and so formal. But really, it is just some public relations for the Russians who have had a much more polite and cooperative tone in Syria over the last 5 or so months. Here are some of the high points, but none higher than the presence of Col. Gen. Sergei Surovikin at the press conference. This was one response from one respected analyst And indeed, The United States has not been one to abide such incursions on it’s self-defined deconflicted zones. The Axis of Resistance has breached the 55 kilometer red line 3 times and all 3 times it was neutralized with extreme prejudice, “targeting 60” soldiers at once as the former Brookings Doha Fellow, Charles Lister points out. Al-Tanf Al-Tanf is a border crossing form Iraq to Syria or vice versa depending on where one might find one’s self standing. Many, many rumors and speculations swirl around what exactly is transpiring along the conflicted border between Iraq and Syria. The Iranian elite forces are near Americans but they are respecting the boundaries for now. This is what Landis shared from Al-Arabiya Russia has been very useful as they are America’s back channel in Syria calling both Syrian and Iranian forces and delivering the American message, which is simple, stay 55 kilome... Link to the full article to read more