Russian warplanes bombed a remote outpost in Syria used by elite US and British forces last month as well as another site linked to the CIA, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Journal, which cited US officials as its source, said the previously unreported air strikes on June 16 and July 12 were part of a bid by Moscow to pressure Washington to cooperate more closely with it in the skies over Syria. A contingent of about 20 British special forces had pulled out the day before the first attack on June 16, on a garrison about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the Jordanian border at Tanf, the report said. Location map photo courtesy of BBC.co.uk US officials and rebel commanders told the Journal that the outpost was hit with cluster munitions. US attempts to wave off the Russians failed to prevent a second air strike on the [...]
