US forces block another Russian convoy in Syria as tensions rise

U.S. forces prevented the free movement of Russian troops in the east of Syria's Qamishli for the third time, reports said Wednesday.

A photo shared by pro-Russian Telegram channel @new_militarycolumnist shows U.S. soldiers blocking the way for a Russian military convoy.

Two weeks ago U.S. soldiers present in regions of northern Syria under the YPG/PKK terror group's control stopped a Russian military convoy from reaching oil fields in al-Hasakah province.

The move comes amid an ongoing dispute between the U.S. and Russia over the Rumeylan oil field in northeast al-Hasakah.

The Russian convoy, which consisted of five armored personnel carriers and a pickup truck, was forced to return to where they came from.

Last week on Thursday, YPG/PKK terrorists prevented Russian soldiers from passing through the city of Qamishli to establish a military zone near the Rumeylan oil field.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The terrorist YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.