US asked Russia not to bomb near US commandos in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials asked Russia to avoid bombing broad areas of northern Syria, where several dozen U.S. special operation forces have been working with Syrians fighting the Islamic State group, the Pentagon disclosed on Thursday.
The request, which had not been revealed previously, goes beyond what the Pentagon calls its “memorandum of understanding” with the Russians to avoid inadvertent military air collisions over Syria.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook sai