Tensions flare in Manbij amid rising confusion
Strategic decisions can no longer be justified by their anti-ISIS expediency.
April 22, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, England- The city of Manbij, in Aleppo governorate, has taken on uncommon importance. Manbij falls within territory controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), whose main component is the People’s Protection Units (YPG).
The SDF is the primary proxy of the United States in Syria. The United States has defended SDF detachments and bases from attack by the forces of the Islamic State (ISIS) and fighters allied to the regime of Bashar Assad.
Manbij is run by military and civilian councils within the SDF, primarily the Manbij Military Council (MMC), nominally independent of the YPG.
Read more at: https://thearabweekly.com/tensions-flare-manbij-amid-rising-confusion
This talks about the tensions between Kurd, US and Turkish forces.