The magazine wrote in a note that Russia may be involved in whatever happens to American forces in the Kurdish-controlled area of ​​Syria. The paper believes that Russia expected US President Donald Trump to withdraw all US troops from Syria, but now realizes that not only may US troops not withdraw from Syria, but also with the recent oil deal between the Kurdish forces and the US oil company, the American forces will be in Syria for a longer period of time.
"Russia wants to be the only major player in Syria developments, and if it can drive the United States out, it will be easy to control Turkey's adventure in Syria," the Washington Examiner wrote.
The magazine notes that Russia has created obstacles to the US presence in Syria over the past year, and that the recent brief clash between US forces and Syrian government forces in northeastern Syria is in this line.
The Washington Examiner believes that there will be more disturbances for US forces in Syrian Kurdish-controlled areas in the coming weeks, and that the future of the situation will depend on the way US responds to such incidents.
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