WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military said Friday that it had deployed radar systems and armored vehicles to northeastern Syria, weeks after a collision incident between the U.S. and Russian military vehicles in the region.

"The United States has deployed Sentinel radar, increased the frequency of U.S. fighter patrols over U.S. forces, and deployed Bradley Fighting Vehicles to augment U.S. forces in the Eastern Syria Security Area (ESSA)," U.S. Central Command Spokesman Bill Urban said in a statement.

"These actions are a clear demonstration of U.S. resolve to defend Coalition forces in the ESSA, and to ensure that they are able to continue their Defeat-ISIS mission without interference," the statement added.

U.S. media reported that the latest deployment included six Bradley vehicles and fewer than 100 U.S. troops.

The deployment was believed as a response to the collision between U.S. and Russian vehicles that occurred in northern Syria in late August.

The United States and Russia blamed each other for the incident, which left seven U.S. soldiers injured.

Kenneth Ekman, deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, said this July that U.S. troops in Syria interact with Russians almost daily.

About 500 U.S. troops were deployed in the northeastern part of Syria to fight against remnants of the Islamic State and secure the oil fields operated by Kurdish forces. Enditem

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