A U.S. military spokesman said the exercises were a show of force and that the Pentagon had notified Moscow through "deconfliction" channels to prevent "miscommunication or escalate tension."

The crossing's recapture by Syrian forces in July was one main goal of a Russian-backed military campaign launched last June to regain control of rebel-held parts of southwest Syria.

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The district court in the eastern city sentenced the 33-year-old to an 8-month suspended sentence and ordered him to pay a fine of €2,000 ($2,325). A court spokesman also said the man had been put on probation for three years.