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Report: Russia building new military base in northeast Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the news coincides with tensions between Kurdish and Russian forces over the M4 highway.

Russian and Syrian forces are seen in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.REUTERS/ Omar Sanadiki - RC1BD48D1A50
Russian and Syrian forces are seen at the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Daraa, Syria, July 7, 2018. — REUTERS/ Omar Sanadiki

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