Russia: US base in Tanf trains militants; Proof by satellites and drones

United States has trained former Islmic State fighters in Syria was stressed by Russian genral Staff's Chief Valery Gerasimov. The militants are trained to destabilise the country added Gerasimov.

General Valery Gerasimov pointed at US military base at Tanf, a strategic Syrian highway border crossing with Iraq in the south of the country.

According to Russia this US base is illigal and only militants operate unhindered in and around the area.

He said Russia satellites and drones had spotted militant brigades at the US base.

"They are in reality being trained there," Gerasimov said, saying there were also a large number of militants and former Islamic State fighters at Shadadi, where he said there was also a US base.

"They are practically Islamic State," he said. "But after they are worked with, they change their spots and take on another name. Their task is to destabilise the situation."

The United States says the Tanf facility is a temporary base used to train partner forces to fight Islamic State. It has rejected similar Russian allegations in the past, saying Washington remains committed to killing off Islamic State and denying it safe havens.