0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
At US outpost in Syria, US general backs Kurdish fightersABC NewsOn the ground in Syria, the top U.S. general in the coalition fighting the Islamic State group pledged on Wednesday that American troops would remain in the northern Syrian town of Manbij despite Ankara's demands for a U.S. pullout."We're here to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS is maintained in this area," Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk said during a visit to U.S. forces in Manbij. ISIS is an alternative acronym for the Islamic State group.The U.S.-backed opposition Syrian Democratic Forces, led mainly by a Syrian Kurdish militia which Turkey is now fighting in Syria, liberated the town of Manbij from the Islamic State group in 2016.Read more at: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-outpost-syria-us-general-backs-kurdish-fighters-52906343
Syria war: US bombs government forces after Deir al-Zour attackBBC, Feb 8, 2018The US has carried out rare air strikes on Syrian pro-government forces after what it called an "unprovoked attack" on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters.US officials estimated that 100 pro-government fighters were killed in the incident on Wednesday.They had allegedly tried to take ground east of the River Euphrates captured from the Islamic State group by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. State media said the US "aggression" left dozens of people dead or wounded.The Middle Euphrates River Valley serves as an informal demarcation line in eastern Syria, with the government controlling the western side and the SDF the east.There were several skirmishes in the valley last year, as both sides sought to drive IS militants from their last major stronghold in the country.More: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42986089
Author
Topic: At US outpost in Syria, US general backs Kurdish fighters (Read 269 times)
