According to him, on the morning of August 25, near the village of Derik in northeastern Syria, "a Russian car crashed into an armored coalition vehicle."
As a result of the incident, the US military suffered.
Elliot added that in order to avoid conflict, the coalition vehicle left the scene of the accident.
"Actions like these are in violation of the deconflicting protocols that were approved by the United States and Russia in December 2019," TASS quoted him as saying.
As noted by RIA Novosti, a White House spokesman assured that the United States "always reserves the inalienable right to self-defense in case of hostile actions."
Earlier, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, held talks with the head of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff (KNS) of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milli.