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Top US commander for Middle East in secret Syria trip: SDFGeneral Joseph Votel discusses 'shared military matters' with Kurdish-dominated anti-Islamic State forcesMEE and agencies Friday 24 February 2017 22:30 UTCGeneral Votel also visited Syria in May 2016The top US military commander for the Middle East made a secret trip to northern Syria on Friday to meet a US-backed alliance fighting the Islamic State (IS) group, the alliance's spokesman said.General Joseph Votel, who heads US Central Command (Centcom), met with leaders from the Syrian Democratic Forces in the first such trip under the new US administration.In an online statement, SDF spokesman Talal Sello said Votel "visited areas under our control today (Friday) and met with several SDF commanders"."The results were positive. We discussed the developments in the Euphrates Rage campaign and shared military matters."...Founded in October 2015, the SDF alliance is dominated by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), but it also boasts several units of Arab fighters.Continued: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/top-us-commander-middle-east-secret-syria-trip-sdf-1863807137
STAY OUT OF SYRIA!
(that's just an attempt at humor so please, no one take any offense)
