2017 Russian buildup along the Syrian border

On August 14, 2017, Russia began a buildup of more than 100,000 forces along the Jordan-Syria border at the Jordan Valley. The buildup began while Russian president Viktor Petrov was in the United States for the funeral of former U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant, and came amid increasing tensions with the U.S. over Middle East policy, particularly related to U.S. intervention in the Syrian Civil War.
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