Footage from Syria purports to show a US armored personnel carrier pushing a Russian military jeep off the road; relations between Moscow and Washington remain tense. A video, posted on social media on Wednesday, shows what appears to be a Russian military convoy moving alongside an American one. At one point, a Russian Tigr heavy jeep tries to overtake an Oshkosh M-ATV armored vehicle with a US flag... 

Russia has accused Turkey of military buildup on the Syrian border as it rejected claims of Moscow’s plan to establish a new airbase in the Arab country. The rebuttal followed remarks attributed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, suggesting Russia might be establishing a base in Qamishli. Erdogan “expressed alarm” after 200 Russian personnel were allegedly observed strengthening...