American and Russian generals met face-to-face at an undisclosed location in the Middle East this week days after the Pentagon accused Russia of bombing U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria -- with U.S. special operations forces dangerously close by. Dillon wouldn't divulge any more details, but said both sides would likely meet again. The U.S. military by law is not allowed to coordinate with Russia or Russian-backed forces after Russia’s invasion of Crimea. Dillon said “de-confliction” efforts continue along a number of hotlines set up between Russian and U.S. military forces. Dillon said the U.S.-backed force had recaptured more than 70 percent of the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, where up to 900 ISIS fighters remain.

Source: Fox News September 21, 2017 17:15 UTC