WASHINGTON—Russian personnel are engaging in tense standoffs with U.S. troops on highways in northeastern Syria in violation of agreements between Washington and Moscow to stay out of one another’s way in the war-ravaged country, the top U.S. envoy to Syria said Wednesday. Photos circulating on social media have shown U.S. military trucks blocking civilian vehicles that local journalist say are carrying Russian contractors on the highways. The encounters haven’t involved the use of force but risk escalating into a more serious...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 06, 2020 00:11 UTC