The actions the Pentagon has recently been taking in Syria resulted in
the extreme risk of a direct armed engagement between American troops
illegally deployed in Syria and the forces of Syrian president, Bashar
al-Assad. Upon realizing the success of anti-terrorist operation which
Syrian armed forces were conducting together with Russian and Iranian
forces in bid to liberate regions still under Islamic State control,
Washington decided to establish a foothold in the country before the
conflict ends. Once Syrian troops reached the border areas with Iraq, it
jeopardized all plans Washington has been making toward the
establishment of a large US-controlled zone in the east of Syria, a
scenario that would have affected both the future of the country and the
negotiation process to end the war.
